Hi all,
       I'm acting as 'gopher' for my wife who is a BF counsellor in the UK
(NCT), but am also a passionate advocate of BF for ALL kids (personal choice
from a young age, not spouse pressure!).

In the Feb 1996 issue of the excellent magazine "Scientific American" there is
an article on "Malnutrition,Poverty & Intellectual Development".  This article
gives evidence that malnutrition & poverty can and do lead to impaired
cognitive function.  The study concentrates on Guatemala and mentions high
protein dietary supplements as improving scores in cognitive areas, such as
vocabulary.

In general, the article is very good, but I/we have one MAJOR criticism :- to
wit, there is not one mention of BF and what that could do to give babies a
better start.  We would welcome comments from anyone who has also read this
article and who is better qualified to comment.

                                  Regards,
                                      Paul & Anabel


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