Is Amaranth Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Amaranth? Is Amaranth safe for nursing mother and child? Does Amaranth extracts into breast milk? Does Amaranth has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Amaranth influence milk supply or can Amaranth decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Amaranth lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Amaranth is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Amaranth is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Amaranth does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Amaranth safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
- Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.
Answer by Dr. Ru: About Amaranth usage in lactation
We are working on a comment for this product.
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