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Date: | Fri, 14 Dec 2001 05:47:41 EST |
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I have recently been speaking with a couple of moms who have breastfed kids
that are mildly autistic. It was interesting to me to learn that in both
cases the children had a father who had been exclusively fed *soy* formula.
And it got me to wondering.... There's still no real proof of what the
phytoestrogens and high levels of aluminum -- and heaven only knows what
*else* -- in soy formulas are doing to babies. Is it possible that the
effects show up on the *next* generation? Could there be a permanant effect
on the gonads?
Obviously a sample of two isn't terribly scientific. Still, feeding a
developing infant a processed plant substance that's full of non-mammalian
compounds seems likely to have quite different ill effects compared to the
use of modified animal milks.
A familial predisposition to allergy that would make soy the preferred option
in formula could play a part too, of course -- but in light of all that
*isn't* known about soy formulas, the coincidence struck me.
Thoughts? Anyone else ever seen an association here?
Diane DiCarlo
LLLL
Brooklyn, NY
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