On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:29:42 -0800, Jay Gordon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Within reason, getting fewer calories is better for health in general. Far >better. > >In my experience (25 years, lots of children) I have seen very few babies, >toddlers and children who get inadequate nutrition as a result of being >dairy-free. I have seen countless hundreds of children overweight in large >part because they drink milk and eat cheese. > <snip> >And, yes, a high salty, high protein diet causes osteoporosis more surely >than a low calcium diet does. > >Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP, IBCLC In addition, drinking lots of soda pop, as many teens do, depletes calcium. Add to that a sedentary life-style (sitting for hours playing video games) and you're going to have problems (stronger muscles help toward stronger bones). -Claire Bloodgood, IBCLC *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html