Mineral water can't be used to flush milk powder? What's so about the water that flushes milk powder?

Recently, there have been media reports that mineral water can not be used to flush baby milk powder, on the grounds that minerals contained in mineral water are aimed at adults, if the baby drinks a large amount for a long time, will increase the burden on the kidneys, but also may cause indigestion, loss of appetite and constipation and other problems. Is mineral water really harmful to baby health? What kind of water should be used to make milk powder for your baby?of milk powdermore important
babies under 6
months of age first, we have to distinguish between babies of different ages. For infants and young children over six months of age, some of their organs are not yet fully mature, but they are not so fragile. And this age has also begun to eat complementary foods, whether breast milk, formula or complementary foods, nutrient content is not static, but in a certain range of changes, the baby itself on the food of various mineral content changes also have a certain range of tolerance. Therefore, as long as the sanitary conditions are qualified, and mineral content is not too high drinking water, generally can give infants milk powder, avoid drinking those mineral content is very high bitter mineral water can be. For infants under six months of age, milk is their only source of nutrition. No additional water is normally required for either breastfeeding or formula feeding. At this time, the water used to flush milk powder is relatively important. Therefore, the following content is also mainly aimed at infants under six months of age.bottled water or tap waterforeign standards are not the same on what water should be used to flush milk powder, foreign parents have the same question. The European Food Safety Authority
health advice on how to flush milk powder in
, 2005, including a paragraph on how to choose to flush water. Given the sanitary conditions of drinking water in the EU, they do not consider it necessary to boil the water. For home-based formula, it is recommended that tap water be used if the mineral content of tap water meets the standards for bottled water suitable for infants. It is also important to note that after unscrewing the tap, let the water flow for a few seconds before connecting, and only use cold water, do not use the water in the hot water pipe, because the water temperature in the pipe more than
25
degrees Celsius may increase the content of microorganisms and minerals in the water.addition to this, the taps and surroundings should be cleaned regularly. It is not recommended to use a water filter kettle or other household water filter to filter the tap water, as this may cause microorganisms in the water to exceed the standard.these requirements are not met, the European Food Safety Authority recommends the use of bottled water to flush milk powder. Bottles of natural mineral water or spring water for infants are fine. When no suitable drinking water or bottled water is available, consider using boiling and cooling water., what are the indicators that baby-appropriate bottled water needs to meet? The French Food and Health Safety
issued
key indicators in 2003. In order for a bottled water to be eligible for use by infants, in addition to meeting hygienic standards for drinking water, a range of indicators must be met, from mineral content, heavy metal content to microbial indicators and even packaging materials. For example, it is required (not all) sulphate content does not exceed
140
mg
/
liters, calcium content does not exceed
100
mg
/
The magnesium content does not exceed
50
mg
/
liters and the fluorine content does not exceed
0.5
mg
/
liters. At the same time, the French Food and Health Safety Agency also considered it necessary to remind consumers that long-term high consumption of sulfate content of more than
140
mg
/
liters, fluorine content of more than
0.5
mg
/
liters of tap water, will pose a risk to infant health., of course, there are different voices. On its website, for example, the

<1> <2> advises against bottled water unless it is contaminated or not suitable for drinking unless it is contaminated or traveling abroad, as it is not sterilized and may contain too much sodium and sulfate. They recommend that if bottled water is to be used, it is important to note that the sodium content is less than
200
mg
/
liters, and the sulfate content is not more than
250
mg
/
liters, and that the water should be boiled at least
70,
degrees Celsius, whether in bottled water or tap water.bottled water to see the nutrition labelcommunity filter water do not useas far as the domestic situation, we may as well first look at these kinds of water each follow what kind of national standards. Usually everyone said tap water, that is, drinking water, the corresponding national standard is
GB5749-2006
, which mainly limited some microorganisms, heavy metals, as well as some minerals and other indicators. The standard stipulates that the total solubility solid content shall not exceed
1000
mg
/
liters and the sulfate shall not exceed
250
mg
/
liters.bottles or bottles of drinking pure water require water that meets the standards of drinking water as raw material, after appropriate methods to remove other substances, can be considered to be almost free of other minerals of water, the corresponding national standard is
GB17324-2003
.and usually everyone drink mineral water, you need to meet the national standard for drinking natural mineral water
GB8537-2008
. Mineral water does not need to meet the limits of mineral content of drinking water, the mineral content of different mineral water may vary greatly.considering China's vast territory, the water quality of tap water may vary greatly from place to place. Therefore, it is difficult to generally say whether tap water is suitable for milk powder.if the local tap water quality is relatively hard, containing more minerals, individuals can not know the specific mineral content, I am afraid it is more appropriate to use bottled water. To use tap water, be sure to burn it open and cool before using it.if you want to use bottled water, you can choose according to the mineral content labeled on the specific product label. For example, a combination of French and British standards could be made for sulfates not exceeding
140
mg
/
liters, calcium content not exceeding
100
mg
/
liters, and magnesium content not exceeding
50
mg

/
liters, fluorine content of no more than
0.5
mg
/
liters, sodium content of less than
200
mg
/
liters of large brand qualified products, so as not to affect the health of infants. in addition to too much minerals, there are some parents worried about the lack of minerals in pure water, not conducive to infant health. In fact, there is no need to worry about this at all. Infant formula itself already contains enough nutrients to meet the baby's needs, and minerals are no exception. Therefore, the use of qualified pure water to flush milk powder is also possible, and does not cause infant malnutrition. as for the kind of community's own filtered water or sold in the community source is not very clear large buckets of water, for safety reasons it is best not to use infant milk powder. If you want to use it, you must burn it first. (the author is a Ph.D. in dairy and a member of the Scientific Squirrel Society

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