title: [Toxicologic status in infant and child nutrition].
abstract: Chlorinated hydrocarbon concentrations in adipose tissue of infants fed on mother's milk for 4 months are as high as those of their mothers after many years of deposition and accumulation. Both clinical experience and results of extensive experimental investigations with animal models indicate that these concentrations, which have decreased markedly in the last 10 years, are within the nontoxic range. Since these concentrations ought not be exceeded, it is advisable that, in nursing periods over 4 months, further loading be adapted to the increasing pesticide dilution occurring naturally in the tissue as the acquired residues are distributed in the growing body mass. A practical reference guide listing the allowable pesticide-dependent amount of mothers' milk per day for nursing periods exceeding 4 months was released by a Commission of Experts appointed by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. By contrast, the heavy metal burden in infants fed powdered formula is higher than that in infants fed on mothers' milk. Since at least 10% of our household plumbing systems are made up of lead pipes and 75%, of galvanized iron pipes that contain lead, the heavy metals are acquired from the water used to prepare the formula. Older children consume cadmium and lead vegetable foods and organic residues primarily in animal foods. A complicated network of food ordinances and laws ensures that our children are not exposed to a general hazard; occasional consumer-related risks, however, cannot be excluded.
mesh_terms: D001822:Body Burden; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food / Q000032:analysis*; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000032:analysis*; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D008670:Metals; D010573:Pesticide Residues
vernacular_title: Die toxikologische Situation auf dem Gebiet der Säuglings- und Kinderernährung.