The Formula of Infant Formula

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Choosing an infant formula can be extremely confusing. There are so many to choose from that a new parent can be left confused in the middle of the aisle when deciding on which one is best. I welcome Dr. Bridget Young, who has a PhD in nutrition and studies the composition of breastmilk and formula. She has an amazing website and Instagram account to educate parents on informed formula decisions. Parents are often confused about the ingredients in infant formulas, so I welcome Dr. Young to speak about these misconceptions. We discuss some of the most common questions I get asked about formulas: Is the regulation process in the US thorough for infant formulas? Are European formulas better? What are the protein sources in formula? Why does it matter? Why do formulas have corn syrup? Is it okay for baby? What about prebiotics and probiotics in formula? Beneficial? What are signs a baby may not be tolerating a formula? When would a baby need soy formula? What are partially hydrolyzed formulas? What are examples of extensively hydrolyzed formulas? How can a parent approach reading a formula label? What are some good formulas to start with? Are there any "bad" formulas? Are organic formulas better? Does powder versus ready-to-made matter? Tune in as we hash out these questions. Make sure to follow @pedsdoctalk and @babyformulaexpert to continue the conversation. Dr. Young's team also has a formula educational course for parents and medical professionals! Visit her website for more info: https://babyformulaexpert.com/ USE PROMO CODE PEDSDOCTALK10 for $10 off the course Check out the PedsDocTalk New Mom's Survival Guide for help navigating the first year of parenthood. Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to episode 30, The Formula of Infant Formula.
0:04.0	Hey everyone,
0:25.0	Hey everyone, welcome to the PED's Doc Talk Podcast. I'm your host Dr Mona, where each week I hope to educate and inspire you in your journey through parenthood, with information on your most common concerns as a parent and interviews with fellow parents and experts in the field. My hope is you leave each week
0:27.0	feeling more educated, confident, and empowered
0:30.0	in the decisions you make for your child. Hello and welcome to this week's episode where I have Dr. Bridget Young, who is also known as baby formula expert on Instagram and she has a PhD in nutrition and we are going to be talking all about formula.
0:56.2	Welcome, Dr. Young.
0:57.8	Whooo, thank you so much.
0:59.7	I'm thrilled to be here.
1:01.4	I'm so excited, I found you found you your website which I'll be
1:04.0	attaching to the show notes as well as your Instagram is an amazing source of
1:09.0	information. Formula selection is so confusing.
1:13.0	So I took it upon myself to research more about formulas
1:16.0	and guess what website I found when I was doing my research.
1:20.0	Oh, I'm so honored!
1:22.0	Yes, so I, that's how I found her in the first place and then, you know, I read through it and then I'm like, let me see if I can contact her to get her on the podcast and she agreed.
1:31.6	So welcome, welcome, welcome, thank you. and she agreed so welcome welcome.
1:33.0	Thank you.
1:35.0	So tell me more about your background training.
1:37.0	What brought you to becoming baby formula expert?
1:40.0	Yes, well I've been working with moms and babies for more years than I would like to count right now.
1:46.0	So I have my PhD in nutrition at Cornell and I did a postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Nutrition specifically at the University of Colorado and then joined faculty there in Pediatric Nutrition for several years and then currently I am Pediatric Faculty at the University of Rochester.
2:03.0	So I have a PhD which means I wear a huge nerd hat,
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