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"Jan Barger RN, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998 13:32:28 EST
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I apologize if this comes through twice -- something got screwed up when I
tried to send it to Arly as well as y'all, so....

<< Arly says:

 << And I'll admit that secretly I think the
  >reason many Australian women have tons of milk is because their secret
  >ingredient is vegemite.

  I think Jan may be on to something here.  At the least, salt helps our
  bodies store fluid, and vegemite is salty...When my beloved basset hound
  was suffering from a neurological disorder and refused to eat, I could
  stimulate his appetite with Marmite.   There must be some Australian food
  research on Vegemite/Marmite.  Maybe we should try it here... >>

 Let's see:  I have in my hot little hands a jar of Vegemite and a jar of
Marmite.  (Just to let you all know we used to have a cat named Marmite.  Also
one named Sydney -- which I'm sure is of the utmost importance to you).

 Well, both are concentrated YEAST spreads.  Vegemite says it is one of the
world's richest known sources of Vitamin B.  Marmite says the ingredients are
yeast extract, salt, carrots, onions and spices.  It says it is made from
natural brewers yeast.  Vegemite says the ingredients are yeast extract, salt,
mineral salt, malt extract, vegetable extract, thiamine, riboflavin & niacin.
According to my dear friends in Oz, Vegemite is made from the leavings at the
bottom of the barrel after they make beer.  Remember all the old information
about beer increasing milk yield (I'm so old I remember all the bf moms
getting beer for lunch & dinner on their trays in the hospital).  The point
was that it was the yeast that was supposed to improve milk supply -- and
there was one study done that showed that beer did increase prolactin levels,
whereas other alcoholic beverages did not.  Of course, the study was done on
men, not bf women, but that's another issue entirely.  Could it be that the
yeast/B vitamins in the Vegemite and Marmite DOES increase prolactin and
actually DOES increase milk supply?  The good part of yeasty beer without the
nasty beer flavour!!!

 Whaddya all think?

 Jan -- who is NOT a beer drinker....
  >>

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