The International Formula Council has been busy doing damage control  
following the NY Times article, but especially following this study on how the  
excessive amounts of iron in formula could possible contribute to adult  
Parkinson's disease:
 
 
Kaur D, Peng J, Chinta SJ, et al. Increased murine neonatal iron intake  
results in Parkinson-like neurodegeneration with age. Neurobiol of Aging 2006; 
_doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.04.003_ 
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.04.003)     
Baby mice were fed the equivalent amount of iron found in infant formula  and 
wound up with an interesting effect on the brain! 
You can read all of the IFC's press releases on this issue at 
_http://www.infantformula.org_ (http://www.infantformula.org/) . Add this to the  excessive 
amounts of aluminum found in soy and specialty formulas and it's no  wonder 
adult formula-fed brains are full of Alzheimer's plaques, iron-induced  damage, 
and who knows what else! It's interesting that clinicians in the face of  this 
knowledge will still defend the use of formula and mothers will still want  
whatever is "free!"---doesn't seem to matter that these brain-altering  
ingredients are exacting a heavy toll on our future health. 
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC 
Weston, MA

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