*** Smarter baby milk formula sought WASHINGTON (AP) - Enriching bottle formula with two essential fatty acids found in mother's milk can cause a significant improvement in the mental development of babies, a new study says. The supplemented formula does not assure intellectual genius, said researchers at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest in Dallas, but the study does show that adding the fatty acids to bottled formula can closely mimic the effect of mother's milk on brain development. Experts said the study, published in the journal Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, is important because it is the first to compare formula supplemented with the fatty acids with formula without the additions. Earlier studies compared straight formula with mother's milk. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2564787760-d8f *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html