Is corn syrup jeopardizing your baby’s health?

If you are using formula to feed your child you might want to take a look at the ingredients right now. According to Dr. William Sears article, Corn Syrup in Formula on Parenting.com, corn syrup “has no place in infant nutrition.”

He goes on to point out that:

• HFCS can make children fat
• HFCS can lead to serious health problems
• HFCS shapes young tastes — in a bad way

From the article:”Artificial sweeteners in infant formulas can only increase the intensity of the sweet tooth that babies are already born with. The lactose sugar found in mother’s milk is sweet, as is the lactose in milk-based infant formulas. Yet lactose is a sugar that the body recognizes and is equipped to metabolize as a normal sugar. In selecting a formula — unless your baby’s doctor advises otherwise — stick to those that contain lactose, not fructose, as the main carbohydrate. This is the sugar nature put in milk, and nature makes few nutritional mistakes.”

Fortunately, not all baby formulas on the market contain high-fructose corn syrup. For example, Bright Beginnings Organic Formula contains no HFCS. If you take a look at its ingredients, you will see that its primary sugar is milk lactose, which is structurally similar to lactose contained in mother’s milk.