Colostrum consumption in normal healthy young children was effective in preventing URTI episodes and reducing the duration of URTIs (Uchida et al, 2010). In this double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study conducted with healthy children from 3-9 years of age, the researchers compared milk powder as a placebo to a 500mg dose of bovine colostrum4. During the eight weeks of consumption, the investigators quantified the average number of episodes of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) and the number of days of severe symptoms of URTI. They found that the children who consumed bovine colostrum had significantly fewer URTI episodes and significantly fewer days with severe symptoms as compared to the children who had plain (non-colostrum) milk powder.
Download as a pdf: Early Life Nutrition – URTI | Uchida et al, 2010
