HI. Here (below) are just a few study titles for comparison studies I 
grabbed quickly off of PubMed. I don't know if the number of comparison 
studies is in the 100's or thousands, but there are additionally rat 
studies, lab studies, measurement studies, etc. Not all studies are 
published. I've received studies from Nestle' that have not been 
published, in response to inquisitions of mine. There's a genuine side to 
the company (the labs) as well as a very boycottable side. 

After reading on this list the high rate of babies being fed so many 
inappropriate/non-optimal concoctions over last century, I'm thinking to 
myself that the formula companies are due more credit for the saving of 
lives that would have succumbed to simpler concoctions, and it looks as 
though they aren't entirely responsible (or even hugely responsible) for 
parents' desires to feed something other than breastmilk.

THE TITLES:
Term infants fed formula supplemented with selected blends of 
prebiotics grow normally and have soft stools similar to those reported 
for breast-fed infants---Whey predominant, whey modified infant 
formula with protein/energy ratio of 1.8 g/100 kcal: adequate and safe 
for term infants from birth to four months. ---Palm olein in the fat blend 
of infant formulas: effect on the intestinal absorption of calcium and 
fat, and bone mineralization. ---Randomized, double-blind comparison 
of growth in infants receiving goat milk formula versus cow milk infant 
formula.---Supplementation of milk formula with galacto-
oligosaccharides improves intestinal micro-flora and fermentation in 
term infants.---Neurodevelopment in children born small for gestational 
age: a randomized trial of nutrient-enriched versus standard formula 
and comparison with a reference breastfed group.---Visual, cognitive, 
and language assessments at 39 months: a follow-up study of children 
fed formulas containing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids to 1 year 
of age.---Selenate fortification of infant formulas improves the selenium 
status of preterm infants.---Selenate fortification improves selenium 
status of term infants fed soy formula.---Determination of the optimal 
ratio of linoleic acid to alpha-linolenic acid in infant formulas.---Effect of 
dietary linoleic/alpha-linolenic acid ratio on growth and visual function 
of term infants.
Best, linda

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