BREASTFED babies tend to be brighter than those fed by bottle. But many
experts now claim that the disparity in brainpower could be reduced by adding a
couple of mundane ingredients to infant formula. Dennis Hoffman, Eileen Birch
and their colleagues at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest in Dallas, Texas,
have tested the effects of adding the simple fatty acids docosahexaenoic acid
(DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) to infant formula and have just published their
conclusion that the supplements aid mental development in bottle-fed babies.
But rather than settle an important issue on infant nutrition, this study has
reignited…
