> Fri, 30 Mar 2001 12:53:22 -0500 > From: Deborah S-Q > Subject: article on cow'smilk > > I enjoyed the article that Kathy D gave the link to. In the same link > there > was also an article on the increase of rickets with, of course, a > negative, > though small, reference to breastmilk: "The government attributes the > comeback to the popularity of milk substitutes like soy that lack certain > nutrients; the failure to supplement breast milk with vitamin D; and a > lack > of childhood exposure to sunlight." Sigh. > deborah sowery-quinn > I continue to be interested in this subject, and keep wondering whether to run out to the drug-store (but never do!) Interestingly, there is a problem of rickets (and tuberculosis, and diabetes) on our First Nations in Canada, and they are probably all related to shifts in diet and life-style that are more major than the slight increase in the consumption of soy milk recently. However, I was told my one bf mother that the doctor on her Reserve routinely recommends soy rather than dairy-based formulas to the large proportion of non-bf mothers. *********************************************** 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