>Valerie W. McClain posted:
>Judy,
>
>I was surprised to hear that you sent my post to Mary Enig.  It's the first I
>have heard about it.  I am not surprised by Mary Enig's position.  She is
>part of the organization called the American Oil Chemists Society ( She is
>their
>newsletter editor).  This Society has such corporate donors to their
>symposiums as Mead Johnson, Unilever, Kraft, etc.   I believe even Martek
>Bioscience is
>involved with this organization.
>
>Their position would of course dictate that they would not be very supportive
>of breastfeeding if push came to shove.

I'm not familiar with Dr. Enig's affiliations, but the following article
might illuminate her level of support for
breastfeeding:  <http://www.westonaprice.org/children/breastfeed.html>.
Another article, on infant feeding, is
<http://www.westonaprice.org/children/feeding.html>. There are several
other articles of a similar nature on the Weston A. Price site.

regards,
Julia

Julia R. Barrett
Freelance Science Writer
Madison, Wisconsin
608-238-8409; [log in to unmask]

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