The study that Janice mentioned regarding palm oil in infant formulas that was published in the May issue of Pediatrics was funded by Ross, who just happens to make formula without palm olein oil. Ross has been hyping this in their ads for some time. This just reinforces my curiosity about the added DHA/ARA and when we will see rival formula companies conduct a "study" that shows these additives interfere with absorption of fat soluble vitamins or some such thing. Why does it take competing companies to find out that infant formula is hazardous to the health of babies. Shouldn't our regulatory health agencies be tracking such detrimental outcomes? Interesting how this formula made it to the marketplace and has suddenly been found to contribute to lower calcium absorption representing a hazard to optimal bone health. Looks like a ploy to increase market share on Ross' part, probably to offset their slower start on raking in the money from the fatty acid additives! This just makes me want to work all the harder on helping mothers and babies breastfeed. It's getting too scary not to. Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC Weston, MA *********************************************** 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