<> The Family Nutrition Book by the Sears P. 241 He talks about DHA being in breastmilk but not in MOST formulas "New research is providing what mothers have long suspected: Breastmilk does build better brains" (snip) "Human milk contains higher levels of DHA, and autoopsy analyisi of brain tissue shopws that the cerebral cortex of a breastfed baby has a higher level of DHA than that of a formula-fed baby. The longer the infant is breastfed, the higher the concentration of DHA in the brain." In formula-fed infants, DHA levels were lower and the brain cells contained more omega-6 fatty acids. While adults can make DHA from other fats, albeit poorly, infants have a extremely limited ability to do so. Thus, formuila-fed infants actuallly have a DHA deficiency compared to breastfed infants." He states a bit more on this subject but doesn't say breastfeeding mothers don't make enough DHA?! Annette Way-LLL Leader(MO) *********************************************** 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