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Toddler milk is marketed with claims of improving brain development or immune function, but the American Academy of Pediatrics recently warned that it is "unnecessary and potentially harmful to young children." For healthy toddlers without a specific medical diagnosis, there is no evidence of a need for or benefit from toddler milk. Our Dr. Jenelle Ferry, neonatologist and director of feeding, nutrition and infant development at Pediatrix® Neonatology of Florida, spoke with Fox News about the ideal diet for toddlers after they’re weaned off breast milk or infant formula and when extra nutrition might be needed. https://brnw.ch/21wLI3A

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