The Toronto Star is running a feature today on author Sandra Steingraber,
under the headline: "Breastfeeding is still best for your baby, says author"

Steingraber is speaking in Toronto today.

The following is an excerpt from the article. Is the sentence, "research
also shows breastfed babies have a weaker immune system than others" an
accurate representation of Steingraber's position?

Is she right - is that what the research shows?

Thanks,

Jodine Chase


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>
>
> Breast milk is the most contaminated of all human food, according to
> Steingraber, who will speak about her research at the Women's Health Matters
> forum tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, south
> building.
>
> "It carries concentrations of organochlorine pollutants that are 10 to 20
> times higher than in cow's milk," she says.
>
> DDT-style pesticides used in agriculture are the worst offenders, and stay in
> breastfed humans most of their lives. Research also shows breastfed babies
> have a weaker immune system than others, she says.
>
> "But I don't think a bottle (formula) is the answer," Steingraber says. "The
> breast is the lesser of two evils. Yes, there's less immunity, but other
> lifelong benefits" (the mother-child bond, for instance).
>
> She adds if she didn't believe "breast is best," she would not have nursed her
> daughter for three years.
>
> "Women's bodies are the starting point for all of us," Steingraber says. "But
> the problem is contaminants that flow into our bodies often stay with us all
> our lives."

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