Hi, Naomi and all -
You have all the chemistry background you need for the following sentence.
The part about "trouble digesting larger proteins found in breastmilk" is
mis-leading information used by the company to promote their product. (the
proteins human babies have trouble with are the non-species specific
proteins of soy or cow's or goat's milk which can cause gut tissue damage).
Even the guts of premature infants who have gut problems do better on
human milk.
It is good this was in the post so that we are again reminded that people
are willing to fib about formulas, and fib about breastmilk as well. I
love that post because it shows the formula needs to be improved. This
shows it is INFERIOR!! (yes!)
At our last WIC conference, our local WIC breastfeeding coalition table
ended up being right next to the Carnation/Nestle table. (they had our
formula contract last year, and after staff complaints at the conference,
the rep. was asked to quit handing out Carnation pens/pads of paper etc.).
Anyway, we had a mock-up of a formula can which listed the risks and
hazards of formula (as recommended by the WHO code). Of course the Nestle
rep. questioned me, and I asked her - how was she able to say their formula
was nutritionally complete when it was missing DHA & immunological
properties? (she did not have an answer!!)
There are no research companies trying to improve women's milk. :-)
("milk" fortifiers, yes, but no one is taking banked milk and saying we
need to come up with a better protein) Thank God for small favors. There
may always be formula for those who choose it or in rare cases (i.e.
galactosemia) need it, but why can't formula companies just tell the whole
truth? (retorical question!)
Jill Lund, RD, MS, St. Louis, Missouri WIC, USA
"Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work"
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> From: NECSI <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: What????
> Date: Thursday, December 31, 1998 8:21 AM
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> >The research service said that breast feeding is usually preferable to
formula
> >for most infants. But sometimes, an infant will have trouble digesting
larger
> >proteins found in breast milk. So soy formula can be an alternative.
>
> For those of us who do not have a background in chemistry, can someone
> explain what this is about?
> Thanks,
> Naomi Bar-Yam
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