August 27, 2010

Vitamin A Increases the Presence of HIV in Breast Milk, Studies Suggest

ScienceDaily for August 27, 2010 reported on vitamin A and breast milk.

Vitamin A and beta-carotene supplements are unsafe for HIV-positive women who breastfeed because they may boost the excretion of HIV in breast milk -- thereby increasing the chances of transmitting the infection to the child, a pair of new studies suggest.