В Австралии предупредили родителей: избыток коровьего молока у детей может стать смертельным

Врачи Австралии связывают смерть трех toddlers с тяжелой железодефицитной анемией, вызванной потреблением более литра коровьего молока в день. Эксперты призывают ограничивать дозу напитка до 500 миллилитров для детей от года до пяти лет, так как его избыток блокирует усвоение железа.

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Parents are being warned about the risks of giving young children too much cow’s milk after experts said excessive consumption contributed to the deaths of three toddlers in Australia. Doctors said the children developed severe iron deficiency anaemia after drinking more than one litre of cow's milk each day, leaving their bodies unable to maintain healthy iron levels. Haematologist Dr Sally Campbell said the cases were a reminder that milk, while an important source of nutrients for children, can interfere with a young child's ability to absorb iron. She said: "There were three toddlers who have died in Queensland in the last two years, and their deaths were contributed to an excess of cow's milk. That is, they were drinking more than one litre of cow's milk per day. And sadly, this resulted in them developing extreme iron deficiency anaemia and sadly dying." Experts said the issue can be difficult to detect because iron deficiency is not always obvious. Professor of Paediatrics Desiree Silva told ABC News Australia: "It's a hidden health issue because you need to do the blood test to pick this up, because you can't test iron any other way." Dr Campbell said the children became critically unwell after another illness, which placed further strain on their bodies. She added: "The reason that they died was that they often had something else happen - that is, they had a virus or something else that tipped them over the edge. "But the cause of their severe iron deficiency anaemia was from excess cow's milk. One small virus can unfortunately be life-threatening when you've got a chronic anaemic state. "And each time, the families are not doing this because they are trying to be neglectful or harmful. They're doing this because they think they're doing the right thing. And the messaging has not been clear to families that there is a maximum." Dr Campbell said parents should be aware of recommended limits for cow’s milk consumption. She advised that babies aged one and under should not be given cow’s milk as a main drink, while children aged one to five should have no more than around two cups, or 500 millilitres, per day.