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IS it Scientific to add Olive oil or sunflower oil to eternal milk feeding ?

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IS it Scientific to add Olive oil or sunflower oil to eternal milk feeding of preterm infant to provide him with omega 3 and to give him more calories ?

mohamad ismail

neonatology residant

aga central hospital

mansoura , egypt

Dear Mohamad !

Olive and sunflower oil do not contain omega 3, fish oil does. So I think you will give more energy with the milk, but not more omega 3. Normally the formula should (as well as mother´s milk of course) contain omega 3.

Many greetings, Andreas

If you you want to increase calorie density, there are some who add MCT (medium chain triglyceride) oil. MCT oil is available but costly. So one very cheap and effective alternative is to use purified/refined coconut oil. Coconut oil contains mainly MCT .

  • 4 weeks later...

In India, the practice is to add edible coconut oil to feeds, as Jack put it rich in MCT and also unsaturated fatty acids and it is cheap.

  • 3 weeks later...

the practice to add oil in milk for malnaurished is well known and also milk fortfiers but for premies is questionable caution in these cases is important. question is how many calories per oz is permissible and what source of calories. kindly enlighten

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