Whoops, sorry. I'll try again -- Jodine On 10/29/03 10:13 PM, "laurie wheeler" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Janice > I didnt' read the article or go to the website, but I think this might be a > case of comparing an infant's diet to an adult's diet. for example, > breastmilk contains cholesterol, necessary for development, but adults are > supposed to limit chol. intake. Breastmilk having trans fats in it, so what? > The infant is growing and developing the eyes, CNS, etc. Adults are not > infants. We do not exist only on milk, but infants do. So, yes, I think this > is fear mongering. Well said. > > Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN > New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA > FYI, CTV, which is working jointly with the Globe and Mail and is airing a series on trans fat, carried this item this evening. It addresses food labeling and notes that in Denmark trans fats are banned from food. "Dr. Steed Stender, the head of the Danish Nutrition Council. "Instead of warning consumers about trans and telling them what it is, we've simply removed it. As they say in North America: 'You can put poison in food, if you label it properly.' Here in Denmark, we remove the poison and people don't have to know anything about trans fatty acids."" http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1067466745261_62875945// /?hub=TopStories Or http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z60E21166 The announcer ended with a promise that tomorrow we will learn "why babies are perhaps at greatest risk." -- Jodine Chase *********************************************** 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