----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gonneke van veldhuizen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [LACTNET] Bone mineralization


> [log in to unmask] wrote:
> In a message dated 12/12/2007 7:31:16 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> Bone mineralization is no better with the use of this practice and there 
> is little to recommend its continued use.
>
> NOT TRUE.  Bone mineralization is much better for the first 2 years. 
> Thereafter exclusively breastfed infants bone mineraliztion catches up - 
> but the children are still shorter.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Dear friends,
>
> I'm sure children will grow faster (especially their bones) if fed cow 
> milk based supplements. But: is bigger per definition better?
> There are data available that suggest that extra growth is a factor for 
> later obesity and diabetes.
>
> Met vriendelijke groet,
>
> Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC
> lactatiekundige

**Hoi Gonneke,

And something else: is bone mineralization the same thing as bone growth? 
With mineralization, I also think of the strength and density and total 
composition of the bones, not merely of their length.
Nancy, can you clear us up on this one?

Regards,

Marianne Vanderveen, lactatiekundige in opleiding (we'll get some Dutch on 
this list, Gonneke, hahaha)

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