On Wed, 16 Oct 1996, Linda Inglis wrote:

> I was interested in the statement in the 15 October issue of Lactnet on
> artificial sweeteners.  In the 8+ years I have worked in the area of
> nutrition for children I have not seen any evidence of "horrible side
> effects" from artificial sweeteners.  I would be very interested in
> documentation of the sources of this information.  Please respond to this
> as there are many of us on the list who work with children and infants in
> the nutrition field.

Do a web search on Nutrasweet. The references and evidence is pretty
convincing. I won't let the stuff NEAR my lips or my daughter's, and I
have a pretty poor diet (I can't believe I am admitting this here!) in
general. Believe me, I don't abstain from many foods, but that Nutrastuff
is awful!

> There are many sources in the diet for phosphorus, including milk and milk
> products (our main source of calcium) and all meats, eggs, and legumes.

I also have to ask you about this.  I am an AVID milk drinker. I drink
skim milk, and i go thru about 2 gallons (at least) per week.  Up until a
few months ago, I believed that milk was, in fact, healthy.  During my
research about human milk, and diet in general, i have come across much
evidence to the contrary.  Basically, the evidence I have read shows an
INCREASED risk for osteoporosis in milk drinking societies.  The
explanations usually deal with the high protein in milk actually leaching
calcium from your bones instead of giving you a benefit.  Could you maybe
shed some light on this, or point me towards some studies showing ANY
benefit of milk whatsoever?  I am beginning to think the Dairy Farmers
Assoc. has as much influence as the ABM companies, if not more! ;)

Heidi- who still LOVES! milk, and who will have a hard tiome giving it up!