Go to Google Scholar and enter the word "enteromammary" -- you'll find plenty of info. There are demonstrated neurological/hormonal benefits to being at the breast as well -- some cortisol studies and neuro studies are available. Light, time, cold, freezing, and heating all are known to cause the degredation of various vitamins in pumped milk, and oxidation of those vitamins and minerals that were meant to be valuable anti-oxidants, as well as lipid oxidation which eventually leads to more-directly-cancer-causing components as well as no longer providing the appropriate beneficial forms of fatty acids. The immune-providing probiotics in breastmilk are damaged by freeze/thawing as well. Still certainly far superior to formula, I've always considered stored human milk as a far second to fresh. *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html