Received: from mailhub.health.qld.gov.au ([165.86.4.137]) by health.qld.gov.au; Thu, 15 Apr 1999 11:28:01 +1000 Received: from mail.mel.aone.net.au (unverified) by mailhub.health.qld.gov.au (Content Technologies SMTPRS 2.0.15) with ESMTP id <[log in to unmask]> for <[log in to unmask]>; Thu, 15 Apr 1999 11:27:44 +1000 Received: from acheron.uwa.edu.au (uniwa.uwa.edu.au [130.95.128.1]) by mail.mel.aone.net.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA21584 for <[log in to unmask]>; Thu, 15 Apr 1999 11:27:25 +1000 (EST) Received: from [130.95.60.13] ([130.95.60.13]) by acheron.uwa.edu.au (8.8.7/8.8.0) with SMTP id JAA23754 for <[log in to unmask]>; Thu, 15 Apr 1999 09:26:07 +0800 (WST) Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 09:26:07 +0800 (WST) Message-Id: <v02140b00b33b5fc4e02e@[130.95.60.13]> MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "MARY BLACK" <[log in to unmask]> From: [log in to unmask] (Peter Hartmann) Subject: Re: human casein v bovin casein and autism -Forwarded Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Mary I don't know anything about autism, but the comments about casein are interesting. Beta casein contains casomorphins (in the sequence between amino acids 50 and 60 in the cow) which are released during digestion. The concentration of casein in cows milk is about ten times that in human milk and the opiod peptides released from cow's milk appear to be more active than those from human milk. It is of interest that one formula company recommends their high casein product for 'hard to satisfy babies'. Cheers Peter