There is a big problem of unethical research. Time and time again we see what we assume is a respectable research study endorsed by universities or hospital laboratories, only to find that the study was funded by drug companies/formula companies and other commercial institutions. As I have mentioned before on this forum, Nestles have taken over the local Israeli formula manufacturer Materna and is doing very aggressive marketing. While the Ministry of Health issue guidelines for starting solid food at 4 months and not at 6 months according to WHO guidelines, we find that some of the committee of doctors who issued these new directives are also on the panel of "experts" employed by Materna to give advice to parents on infant nutrition. I cannot fathom why these studies are published in academic journals or why these doctors are allowed to practise on this basis It`s not just infant feeding that is an issue here. One of my sons and his wife who is a brilliant physician were concerned about the tendency to obesity of their teenage sons and helped them to formulate a healthy low-calorie diet. However on their recent visit to us I was told to buy diet drinks and I am very against the use of aspartame.. We had a lot of discussion and have since exchanged by e-mail research articles that have been written and published in medical journals. Some of those studies claiming that there is no danger in aspartame were funded by Nutrasweet!!! What can I say? Wendy Blumfield NCT Trained Tutor Prenatal Teacher/BFC Israel Childbirth Education Centre *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome