>The main factors that emerged as significant determinants of >prepubertal bone mass were maternal calcium intake (pregnancy) and >breastfeeding duration. I once talked with a doctor from Japan who was distraught by his country's move to abm. One of the motivating factors was that Japanese babies were not meeting the growth-chart goals as American babies were, both height and weight. He said that on abm they did weigh more and grew taller, but as young children their bone density was less. The people were led to believe that their babies were healthier now that they were taller than their parents, as the people had accepted the American indictment of their shortness as being a flaw and due to an inferior diet. Many are also forcing their children to drink milk, even though it makes them nauseated and irritates their bowels. The "education" is going the wrong way! Patricia Gima, IBCLC Milwaukee mailto:[log in to unmask]