Patricia:

Yes, I agree that it is pretty amazing that if human milk is the gold
standard that it does not meet the RDA for calcium.  There have been a couple
of pretty inflammatory comments made in some recent text books about
breastfeeding.  Dr. Fomon's latest book on infant nutrition and the Shills
book reviewed in the latest JHL both question the nutritional value of human
milk.  It's pretty amazing to me that a larger skeleton and more muscle mass
are seen as desirable traits of a human with no mention of the brain!  (Has
anyone ever wondered why weight gain is seen as a measure of brain
development in infancy but not in later years?????  At what age do brain
development and body weight diverge?  Wouldn't it be nice if we could tell at
a glance that the most intelligent person in the room is the
heaviest???--This is another of my soapbox routines, sorry)

My 8 (soon to be 9) year old shared with me a quote that I just can't resist
passing on...  (This is from July 1995 National Geographic World magazine)
 "A BUG A DAY...? You may eat a pound of bug parts a year!  Despite
safeguards, undetectable bug parts are mixed in with breads and other foods
at processing plants".  His comment to me as we went on a flab-reducing walk
(hope it doesn't adversely affect my brain - HA) was:  "Well that wouldn't
apply to babies since bug parts can't come through the breast!"

Queen Calcium de insectivorium  :-)