<<Tweaking the diet or upping
> consumption of one food, element or another doesn't really affect the
> composition of the milk.  (ie: increasing fat in diet doesn't make mom's
> milk richer, etc). >>

but the kinds of fats in moms milk changes depending moms diet.

<< What various sorts of nutrition does is make sure mom's
> personal supplies are not depleted.  If mom's supplies are depleted then
> mom had nutritional problems, but until mom is practically starving to
> death, milk composition remains the same.>>

This is simply untrue.  Kathy Detwyler has spoken to this before and
there have been other informative posts regarding various nutrient
levels in moms milk depending on dietary intake.

katherine in atl

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