This is my message to the colostrum marketing rep.

Todd,
I discovered your website
(http://www.awc.net/royal-bodycare/colostrum.htm) this morning and am
appalled at the false information displayed there.  I am a Certified
Lactation Consultant and RN.  I have been studying breastfeeding
management and use of human milk for nearly 20 years.

Please explain this quote: "Actually bovine colostrum contains even more
health supportive substances than human colostrum."

As we have discovered in comparing human milk to bovine milk, more is
not necessarily better.  The bioavailability of human colostrum and milk
(unlike that extracted from other mammals) are proportionately accurate
for an infant.    Infants exposed to bovine milk early are at higher
risk of developing juvenile diabetes and many other childhood and adult
illnesses.  This is referenced in Pediatrics, December 1997 which is
available on their webpage.

It is highly irresponsible of you to reference a study that followed
over 1,000 children, and extrapolate that data to a supplement that is
untested in infants.  You make a test case of one using your own child.
This adorable infant is less than a year old.  Even though he appears to
be the picture of health, a study of one is grossly incomplete.

We know infant formula is lacking.  Our efforts should be concentrated
in the support of breastfeeding.  Adding a few extra ingredients does
not make it similar to mother's milk, it only adds a few extra
ingredients.  There are still many components that cannot be duplicated,
and interrelationships that have not been identified.

It is one thing to sell a product to mature, reasoning adults who can
make responsible decisions for their own health behaviors.  It is quite
unethical of you to encourage parents to use an untested product on
their infants, making unsubstantiated claims of success that are
inaccurate and misleading.

Although the colostrum is extracted from USDA inspected cows, and the
capsules are processed in an FDA licensed laboratory, this does not mean
that the powdered colostrum has been approved for use as an infant
nutritional supplement.  The inherent risks have not been evaluated.
What is the effect of this substance on an infant with cow's milk
sensitivity?

What level of profit margin justifies compromising the health of
children?

--
Jeanne Mitchell, RN, IBCLC, Austin, TX
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle."
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