Solid Foods Before 4 Months Can Raise Obesity Risk For Bottle-Fed Babies

Bottle-fed babies who ate solid foods before the age of 4 months were six times more likely to be obese at the age of 3 years than those that started later, said US researchers who also found that the timing of solid food introduction made no difference in the case of breastfed babies…

New Soybean Meal Sources Are Good Fish Meal Alternatives

Two new sources of soybean meal are capturing attention throughout the country. University of Illinois research indicates that fermented soybean meal and enzyme-treated soybean meal may replace fish meal in weanling pig diets. “The price of fish meal has exploded and is causing producers to search for new options for weanling pig diets,” said Hans H.

Malnutrition: A Skeleton In The Health Care Closest, Australia

Many elderly Australians are either admitted to hospital suffering malnutrition, or become malnourished while in hospital, which increases hospital length of stay and health care costs…