Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Brazil Nut? Is Brazil Nut safe for nursing mother and child? Does Brazil Nut extracts into breast milk? Does Brazil Nut has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Brazil Nut influence milk supply or can Brazil Nut decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Brazil Nut lactation summary

Brazil Nut usage has low risk in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Brazil Nut is 3 out of 8 which is considered Low Risk as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 3 indicates that usage of Brazil Nut may cause some minor side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Brazil Nut may cause moderate to no side effects in lactating mother.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Brazil Nut low risk in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
  • While using Brazil Nut We suggest monitoring child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to 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 Brazil Nut usage in lactation

Seed from the tree of the same name originating in South America.High caloric food, very rich in fats, with a high percentage of unsaturated fats, proteins and fibre. It is one of the foods with the highest concentrations of selenium; one to two nuts contain the recommended daily intake for selenium (Thomson CD 2008). Its regular consumption makes it exceed the recommended daily dose (Martens IB 2015), causing excessive levels of this element in plasma (Huguenin GV 2015) and in hair between 3 and 16 times greater than normal (Momčilović B 2016). Its lipid-lowering properties are highly contentious, as while some authors have found cholesterol reducing properties (Carvalho RF 2015), others have not (Huguenin GV 2015). There are very few reports on the excess of radioactive elements accumulated in these seeds (Garay JJ 1969, Frindik O 1989, Bull RK 2006). Since the last update we have not found published data on its excretion in breast milk. Since there is doubt about whether excessive consumption of selenium increases the amount of selenium in breast milk, only occasional or very moderate consumption of Brazil nuts during breastfeeding would be prudent.

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