> From: Sara Bernard <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Lanting study - funding > > Valerie wrote: > > "They explain this by saying that in the Netherlands, formula-feeding > mothers consume less > dairy products and beef (which they explain is high in PCBs). " Sara: > This is certainly a strange statement. I can't see any truth in this > statement and would think that it would be the other way around, bf mothers > consuming less beef (although probably not less dairy products) but > certainly not more. In my daily fieldwork I do enter a lot of BF-mothers who eat more beef (good for the iron) and drink more milk, even if they don't like it. (good for the calacium and the milkproduction). It is the ultimate marketingstrategy........if you can't feed the baby directly with your products, make sure the mother who feeds the baby thinks shé needs them. Month after month I get more and more surprised by the influence of the diary-industry in my country. In a cynical mood, Lydia de Raad LLL-L Netherlands *********************************************** 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