Dear Nina,
Thank you for your response and for the practical suggestions, they are very
useful.
Off course I do realize that formula milk is cow's milk. What I meant was
the difference between modified cow's milk (formula) and fresh cow's milk.
My question was (not sure if that came out correctly): does the extended use
of formula milk have any potential benefit/harmful effects as compared to
use of fresh cow's milk? Will using formula milk beyond age one affect
health the same way it affects health when used from 0 to 1 year of age?
Going back to Nikki Lee's forwarded review article on Risks Associated with
Formula Feeding, do these risks stand beyond one year of age? Is it actually
the formula increasing the risk or the mere absence of breastfeeding?
On a side note, I am a nutritionist, and I don't remember ever questioning
the "importance" of milk for children. Off course in cases of allergies and
intolerances, alternatives are suggested, but milk IS important in a child's
diet. This is what I was convinced of until I joined this list! Last week I
was asked by one student about the importance of milk for children and the
presence of research that says otherwise, normally, my answer would have
been a straight yes it is is important because it is a rich source of
calcium etc. This time, I posed and then explained that a child should get
enough dairy to reach their calcium needs and that when reading research to
always track the source of funding that is funding the research... I guess I
am being affected (positively hopefully) by you all, your wisdom and
actually your common sense! So, thank you again.
Kind regards,
Linda


On 3/3/10 12:03 AM, "Nina Berry" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Linda
> I don't think you will find what you are looking for.  I would be inclined
> to inform the mother that formula milk (and I am assuming she is using
> either a follow-on formula or a toddler formula - sometimes called a Step 3
> milk/formula) IS cow's milk.  It is usually fortified with various nutrients
> (with questionable bio-availability) and non-nutritive substance and often
> highly sweetened, if not with cane-sugar or corn syrup then with maltose and
> dextrose.  It is also hideously expensive in comparison to fresh cow's milk.
> I would suggest that mum begin to dilute the (prepared) formula milk with
> fresh cow's milk on perhaps a 1:4 ratio to begin with.  Then, assuming this
> is accepted by her child for a week or so, increase the concentration of
> cow's milk to a 1:2 ratio, then 3:4 and 1:1, 4:3, 2:1, 4:1 until the child
> is accepting cow's milk.
> That said, fresh cow's milk is not a necessary part of a child's diet at any
> age.  It can be replaced with cheese, yoghurt or other calcium rich foods
> and the child offered water instead of milk if he must have bottles.
> Cheers
> Nina Berry
>
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