I just saw something on Discovery Health  that ticked me off.  It was a
"report" on how the benefits of breast  milk are lost when it is
refrigerated or frozen.  They said that when it  is refrigerated for
more than 48 hours the cell-protecting benefits decrease,  and that
when it is frozen, they decrease even more. (duh)

Then  it went on to say that while fresh breastmilk is better than
formula, formula  holds its nutritional value in the refrigerator
longer than breastmilk does  (again, duh, it's full of chemicals).

Then they suggested that working  moms consider alternating
refrigerated or thawed breastmilk with formula so  their baby could get
the nutrition they need during the day, and that working  moms of
infants should discuss this with their pediatrician.  Now *that*  is
the part that ticked me off.

They do not come right out and  say "formula is better than breastmilk
that has been  refrigerated".   I suspect they don't say that directly
because  it's probably not true.  Instead they say "formula holds its
nutritional  value in the refrigerator better than breastmilk does".
But the report  implies that formula is better than refrigerated
breastmilk, and even tries  to make it sound like working moms who pump
and don't use formula are giving  their baby insufficient nutrition.
My suspicion is that the "research"  behind this report was funded by a
formula company that is trying to scare  working moms into using formula.

Debbie

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