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Kathy: Oh please give me a break...did it really say that? I'll join you
in writing a letter. It is a scientific fact that while breastmilk is
lower in these minerals, they are absorbed at substantially higher rates.
For example, on average humans only absorb 10% of the iron that they ingest
(ranging from 4% in green vegies to 15% in meat). In contrast, 50% of the
iron in breastmilk is absorbed. This is BASIC information that I teach my
undergraduate students in their first nutrition course. Has this person
ever heard of BIOAVAILABILITY? It drives me nuts that these things get
into print.
Chris
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