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January 1988, Vol 142, No. 1 >
Article | January 1988

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Opioid Peptides From Milk FREE

KRISHNASWAMI RAMABADRAN, PHD; BURTON E. MOORE, MD
Am J Dis Child. 1988;142(1):12-13. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1988.02150010018006.
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Sir.—Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the most common cause of death in infants between 1 month and 1 year of age.1 The cause of this tragic event is believed to be multifactorial. Some of these factors include maternal factors, such as narcotic addiction, young age, poor nutrition, and smoking during pregnancy; other factors include multiple births, prematurity, and heredity. A special group of children have functional abnormality of the pontomedullary respiratory center and autonomic nervous system, which may result in severe apnea or sudden death.2 Airway obstruction due to reflux or respiratory infection plays a contributing role in the susceptible child.

One thing that is common to all these children is that milk is their main food source. Infants fed either formula preparations or human milk have similar risks for SIDS. Milk comprises a heterogeneous mixture of proteins that can be separated, characterized, and classified into

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Beckwith JB: The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome , US Dept of Health and Human Services publication (HSA) 76-5137. Government Printing Office, 1976;, pp 8-9.
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Valdes-Dapena M, Steinschneider A:  Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), apnea, and near miss for SIDS . Emerg Med Clin North Am 1983;;1:27-44.
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Hambraeus L:  Importance of milk proteins in human nutrition: Physiological aspects , in Gialesloot TE, Tinbergen BJ (eds): Milk Proteins '84 . Wageningen, the Netherlands, Pudoc Center for Agricultural Publishing and Documentation, 1985;, pp 63-79.
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Brantl V, Teschemacher H:  A material with opioid activity in bovine milk and milk products . Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 1979;;306:301-304.
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Hamel V, Kielwein G, Teschemacher H:  β-Casomorphin immunoreactive materials in cows' milk incubated with various bacterial species . J Dairy Res 1985;;52:139-148.

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Beckwith JB: The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome , US Dept of Health and Human Services publication (HSA) 76-5137. Government Printing Office, 1976;, pp 8-9.
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Valdes-Dapena M, Steinschneider A:  Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), apnea, and near miss for SIDS . Emerg Med Clin North Am 1983;;1:27-44.
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Hambraeus L:  Importance of milk proteins in human nutrition: Physiological aspects , in Gialesloot TE, Tinbergen BJ (eds): Milk Proteins '84 . Wageningen, the Netherlands, Pudoc Center for Agricultural Publishing and Documentation, 1985;, pp 63-79.
4 +
Brantl V, Teschemacher H:  A material with opioid activity in bovine milk and milk products . Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 1979;;306:301-304.
5 +
Hamel V, Kielwein G, Teschemacher H:  β-Casomorphin immunoreactive materials in cows' milk incubated with various bacterial species . J Dairy Res 1985;;52:139-148.

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