It is a very fine line we walk. We always want to be sure that we have the
best interest of every baby and every mom at the forefront of what we do and
say to promote breastfeeding.
Emily Haessler, MS RD LDN
North Carolina Lactation Educator
-----Original Message-----
From: Mirine Dye [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 8:46 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Organic yogurt -formula affiliation
I wrote to a popular organic yogurt company and questioned their partnership
with a Mead Johnson sponsored Ped site. Does anyone have positive info on
Dr. Greene that would help me to soften my opinion of this company? His site
seems typical and formula sponsored, it is www.drgreene.com
from the company:
To address your concerns, we contacted Dr. Greene with some of your concerns
and received the following reply from his office:
1) Dr. Greene is a HUGE breastfeeding advocate. In fact DrGreene.com has
been accused of not having enough information on our site for moms who
cannot breast feed. Dr. Greene goes to great lengths to encourage moms to
stick with breastfeeding if at all possible. Unlike most pediatricians, he
supports tandem nursing (continuing to breastfeed one child while pregnant
with the next). He urges women to nurse until at least the baby's first
birthday, and encourages nursing to age 2 and beyond. He does not, though,
believe that women who have stopped nursing should be made to feel guilty.
And he strongly believes that any baby who receives formula, for whatever
reason, deserves the highest quality formula possible. Modeled after breast
milk.
2) We do work with Mead Johnson. Dr. Greene consults for them (teaching
them about nutrition-he would love for them to make organic formula) and is
sponsored by them to speak about a half dozen times a year. These are talks
he would still want to give, even if he was independently wealthy and never
had to work (though he would love not to have Mead Johnson sponsor them).
When he does speak, he gives a strong, passionate breastfeeding message (as
above) and challenges formula companies to push forward with modeling
formulas more after breast milk so that babies who do get formula get the
best possible.
3) In 1996 Dr. Greene began his campaign to bring the best possible formula
to babies who could not nurse. His research lead him to the conclusion that
there are several nutrients in breast milk that needed to be added formula
-- these include DHA, ARA (both improve brain function and eye sight),
Lysozyme (which has a strong influence on the type of bacteria that inhabit
the intestinal tract), and Lactoferrin (which has a direct antibiotic effect
on bacteria such as staphylococci and E. coli). Most doctors do not get
nutrition training in medical school or residency, so this information is
not common knowledge to doctors. Dr. Greene immediately began calling for
formula manufacturers to add these -- again, for babies who can not nurse
(see http://www.drgreene.com/21_552.html written June 21, 1996).
The World Health Organization strongly advocates breastfeeding.
Nonetheless, the World Health Organization, like Dr. Greene, has called for
DHA and ARA to be added to infant formula at the levels found in breast
milk, for the benefit of those babies who can not breastfeed.
In 2000, Mead Johnson became the first US company to add DHA and ARA to
their formula. Mead Johnson uses the amounts recommended by the World
Health Organization and the same levels that are found in moms' breast milk.
Dr. Greene has been working with Mead Johnson to help educate doctors and
parents about the need for these ingredients in formula. He has spoken to
groups of physician and nurses and has been interviewed on radio and
television about the subject.
None of the content on DrGreene.com was commissioned or sponsored by Mead
Johnson. In fact, they invited him to be their spokesperson BECAUSE of what
he had already written.
We are pleased to be able to work with Mead Johnson. They have shown
incredible responsibility, especially in the area of breastfeeding support.
Dr. Greene has always been and continues to be a breastfeeding advocate.
But when it is not possible to breastfeed, he believes babies should have
the best possible infant formula to meet their nutritional demands.
When these children are old enough to eat dairy products, they should be
eating the best possible yogurt. Many parents believe all yogurt is the
same -- it's all good for their kids. Dr. Greene wants to help educate
parents so they will understand that organic yogurt, made with live active
culture is the best for their kids. That is why we have joined forces with
Stonyfield Farm.
Mirine Dye
Childbirth and Lactation Educator in the Fab Fla Keys
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