I can't find where anyone has mentioned this program about the increase of
childhood medical conditions.  This program [Silent Killers] was aired a few
weeks ago and topics included Antibiotic resistance, meningitis, childhood
asthma and food allergies.  Here is the part that bothers me:
"There does appear to be almost an epidemic, I would say, in the last five
to 10 years," reports Dr. Hugh Sampson, an allergist at Mount Sinai Hospital
in New York.

He doesn't know the cause, but says there may be a link with breastfeeding.
Ninety percent of the children who develop a serious peanut allergy were
breastfed as infants, he says.

It may be a coincidence, he says, but "the general consensus is we'd rather
the mothers not eat peanut while they're breastfeeding if they're from
allergic families."

I wanted to know what others thoughts were about this.

My reactions were...doesn't the baby get these proteins through the placenta
as well?  I know many children that have severe allergies and these
particular children that I personally know, where not breastfed.  So, could
it really be 90%!!!  Or are they including all children that were breastfed
anywhere from just once, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, so on.

I found the site the story is on:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/09/19/48hours/main522587.shtml
I am quite impressed with this web site with alot of food, nutrition, and
allergery links on it as well.

Zena Gresham in Las Vegas @ [log in to unmask]
 WIC Breastfeeding Counselor
www.slingsnthings.com

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