Lavinia says,


> ?  I thought that the whey/casein ratios in all
> formulas were adjusted to mimic the same ratio found in human milk. I once
> heard the argument of the casinmorphin and used to mention it, but studying
> for the IBCLC exam last year I had the chance to learn about the
> modification of cow's milk for infant formulas, and the whey/casein ratio
> was like THE main modification.  Isn't it?
>
>
The whey/casein ratio in early human milk is 90:10.  The formula the baby is
receiving at the hospital at that point in time is 60:40.  It was just
recently (within the past two or three years) that Similac switched from a
18:82 whey/casein ratio to a 60:40.

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC -- Wheaton IL
Lactation Education Consultants
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

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