*** Smarter baby milk formula sought

WASHINGTON (AP) - Enriching bottle formula with two essential fatty
acids found in mother's milk can cause a significant improvement in
the mental development of babies, a new study says. The supplemented
formula does not assure intellectual genius, said researchers at the
Retina Foundation of the Southwest in Dallas, but the study does show
that adding the fatty acids to bottled formula can closely mimic the
effect of mother's milk on brain development. Experts said the study,
published in the journal Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology,
is important because it is the first to compare formula supplemented
with the fatty acids with formula without the additions. Earlier
studies compared straight formula with mother's milk. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2564787760-d8f

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