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"Beth E. Johnson" <[log in to unmask]>
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On 22 Jun 2001 19:16:34 -0400, cheryl muller, RNC,IBCLC wrote:

> And does anyone out there know the precise amounts of estrogen going to
> the babies comparing soy formulas to breast milk?

http://www.infactcanada.ca/newsletters/winter96/stopsoy.htm

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9848516&dopt=Abstract

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9217716&dopt=Abstract

Yes, there is some evidence for doses of phytoestrogens in soy formulas
being much higher relative to the infants' body weights than that which
has been shown to alter hormones in adults.

:-|

angry that she *wasn't* told the risks of artificial feeding and her HCP
thought that it didn't matter when she weaned at 6 weeks and now her 8.5
yo daughter is growing breasts; yes we used soy  >:-{  not saying it's
causal but we just don't know, do we?
--
Beth Johnson
Perinatal Educator, Doula
Springfield, MA USA

"Breastmilk: anything else is less."

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