On page 48 of the current print issue of Organic Gardening magazine 
under "Greenhouse" and "OG Watchdog", a half-page article entitled "Give 
Breast Milk A Natural Nutrient Boost" is accompanied by a photograph of a 
baby feeding himself/herself with a very large bottle, sitting on a person's lap.  
The view shows only a barefooted adult's legs attired in blue jeans - - there is 
no view of the adult from the waist up.  The photo is captioned thusly: "Family 
connection:  When moms drink organic milk, their babies benefit."  I received 
my print copy via snail mail/subscription.  As of this moment, this current issue 
is not yet online.  Their November/December issue is on their website today as 
the current issue. Their website is http://www.organicgardening.com.

Their short "news" article states:

"Nursing mothers who drink organic milk could in turn be passing along essential 
fatty acids to their babies.  A small study conducted at the University of New 
Hampshire looked at whether breast milk from mothers who ate food enriched 
with conjugated lineolic acid (CLA) transferred the CLA to their breast milk and 
found that the mothers' milk had higher concentrations of this important 
antioxidant for a period of 48 hours after eating.  CLA is a powerhouse nutrient 
that's been linked to preventing obesity, boosting immunity, and protecting 
against cancer.  The mothers' milk contained 46 percent more CLA, and levels 
peaked 8 to 28 hours after ingestion.  Although this study used CLA-enhanced 
cookies to boost levels, numerous studies have also shown that milk from 
grass-fed cows (a requirement for organic certification) is a rich, natural 
source of CLA.  High levels of CLA are also found in organic cheese and 
butter."  

I have emailed a letter to their editor in regard to the fatty acids in human milk 
including lineolic acid and other fatty acids by name, briefly mentioned the 
nature of species-specific milk and absorption, asked about their information 
source for this unfortunate content, and also asked why they portrayed a 
bottle-feeding baby as the cultural norm.  

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