I have had to sit thru several rep presentations on Lipil. They took info from the WHO (I believe) study on the levels of DHA/ARA in breast milk world wide. The levels depend very much on diet. The levels are highest in China or places where the diet is very high in fish. They are lowest in desert regions of the world. They took the average and set the levels there. (They like to point out that the levels in Similac Advance are not as high as theirs.) The typical American diet produces DHA/ARA levels which are below the world average. Hence, the reps can represent that their product has higher levels of these fatty acids than breast milk as long as they are talking to an American audience. In any of the presentations I have been to, the reps do not volunteer the source of the fatty acids. Gayle Prehn, RN, IBLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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