Monthly Myth Monday

New month – new series!

It's time to debunk some myths.

Not only on social media but even among healthcare professionals, certain myths about infant and young child nutrition have been circulating for a long time. With our “Monthly Myth Monday”, we want to confront widespread myths and misconceptions and refute them based on scientific evidence and facts.

Myth ‘Extra fluid intake to treat functional constipation’

To recommend increasing fluid intake when children suffer from constipation is not uncommon …

Myth ‘milk causes mucus’

It is one of the most persistent myths in nutrition: milk promotes mucus production. …