A co-worker brought this article to  my attention and therefore I will
bring it to the attention of any Lactnetters who wish to write to the
editor. (The Managing Editor is Kristin van Ogtrop and the website is
www.realsimple.com <http://www.realsimple.com/>  or phone # is
800-881-1172)

The article written by Melissa Clark, Pilar Guzman, Roopika Nayar, and
Craig Offman is basically about "What's the worst thing that could
happen to you if..." and following that is : 1- You take ibuprofen past
its expiration date? 2- Sneak food into a movie theater? 3- Have red
wine with fish or white wine with steak? Etc. etc. etc.  Then they get
to "What would happen if you don't breast-feed your child?"  the
following is word for word:"Most likely: ' In the long run, nothing',
says Boris Petrikovsky, chairman of the department of
obstetrics-gynecology at Nassau University Medical Center, in East
Meadow, New York. When you're bottle-feeding, you know exactly how much
food the baby is eating, and Mom may be less tired because Dad has no
excuse to sleep through 3A.M. feedings. "There is also absolutely no
conclusive data on breast milk"s effects on brain development," adds
Petrikovsky.
Worst Case; "The biggest downside of not breast-feeding is that the
mother misses out on some of the bonding," says Petrikovsky. And since
breast milk is specially designed to meet the nutritional needs of
infants and contains antibodies that help protect them from a variety of
illnesses, "babies who are breast-fed are more likely to have a stronger
immune system and be less sick less than formula-fed infants."
This was the August, 2003 issue. Anyone itching to write the editor?
Cheryl Muller

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