From the BBC today, this scarelore:
~~~
Stored breast milk loses its edge: Expressed breast milk should not be
frozen

Freezing or refrigerating expressed breast milk for longer than 48
hours substantially lowers its antioxidant content, according to US
researchers.

  Antioxidants help beat infections, making the findings particularly
important for premature babies who have low natural defences, they say.

  Formula milk remained stable whether refrigerated or frozen, [...]
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Rest of article at link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3758892.stm

The Scotsman goes even further and proclaims
"Freezing breast milk could harm babies"
http://news.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=1221552004

The October ADC doesn't appear to be up yet at the website. Does anyone
here have it? Did the authors really put it this way?

Lara Hopkins

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