"the benefits of breast milk for the prevention of mortality and morbidity outweighs potential risks due to the trace levels of pollutants in breast milk. And, the risks of formula feeding (increased death and illness rates) are so substantial that they outweigh the small risks of chemicals in breast milk." These sentences are saying similar things--except that the first holds formula feeding as the norm. The only time there are "benefits" to breastfeeding is when we perceive the health outcomes of formula feeding as normal. In reality, breastfeeding is the foundation of normal health and development. For more on this, see my article "The real breastfeeding issue goes far beyond mere guilt" on the publications page of my website. Still working in my own writing to convey the normalcy of breastfeeding more effectively, Cynthia Cynthia Good Mojab, MS, IBCLC Ammawell Email: [log in to unmask] Web site: http://home.attbi.com/~ammawell *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html