I just wanted to thank everyone who responded to this thread. I had
actually meant to send my second letter just to Laurie who had answered me
privately as well as on the list, and am glad that I sent it to the list by
accident. You have all given me a lot of food for thought to share with
this mother.
Thanks again,
Chayn
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From: "Daniela Torresmarco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:16 PM
Subject: bioavailability of other "milks"
I've been trying to stay away from this thread, but I can't any longer...
You'll be able to tell how strongly I feel about this in a second.
All milks (rice, almond, goat, soy, coconut, etc) other than human milk are
not appropriate for feeding an infant. If a mom won't/can't use human milk
the only real choice is commercial formula. It is obviously far inferior to
human milk and has lots of side effects and risks, but at least they feed a
child adequately enough for him/her to grow.
I often encounter naturalists/naturopaths/nutritionists and all sorts of
other people saying that "x" is closest in composition to breastmilk. Well,
they are not, and even if the were, IT DOESN'T MATTER. The nutritional
breakdown of a product (or combination of products) may look a lot like
breastmilk (although they never do) and it will still be nutritionally
inadequate for an infant. That is because of bioavailability. Breastmilk is
the perfect food for digestibility and absorption, all other products are
not digested or absorbed as well. Formula companies (as bad as they are)
have done the research and account for this in formulating their products.
They have to. That is one of the reasons why the protein and many other
ingredients are so much higher than in breastmilk. So, until someone does
the research to show that the bioavailability (digestion and absorption) of
a product is like breastmilk to the infant gut, feeding that to a baby
instead of breastmilk is both dangerous and negligent.
I have seen many babies admitted to the hospital with all sorts of
metabolic/nutritional problems as a result of feeding them these "milks". If
anyone knows how to hold these people accoutable for their "advice", I'd
love to hear it.
Have a good day,
Daniela
Daniela Torres Marco MS, RD, IBCLCPediatric DietitianBoard Certified
Lactation Consultant> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:29:33 -0500> From:
[log in to unmask]> Subject: [LACTNET] almond "milk"> To:
[log in to unmask]> > My standard response to mothers who are
considering goat milk would apply to squashed almonds too:> > If human milk
isn't available, it makes sense to go with commercial formula. The formula
manufacturers, for all their flaws, are actively trying both to approximate
human milk and to avoid lawsuits for having goofed on the essentials.
Creating a reasonably safe approximation is their whole reason for being. >
> The goat isn't trying. Neither is the almond. > > Diane Wiessinger, MS,
IBCLC Ithaca, NY USA> www.wiessinger.baka.com > >
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