Thought some of you may be interested in this nutrition e mail that I receive! ;-) I am going to write them and tell them I am happy about them sending out BF info! Cindy Cindy Curtis,RN,IBCLC mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/cindyrn ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 8:56 PM Subject: NNF - Breast Feeding is Still Best > May 26, 1999 > NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS > "Nutrition news is important. We help you understand it!" > > Today's Topic: Breast Feeding is Still Best > > Nutrition educators have long said that breast feeding of infants is > superior to formula feeding for a variety of reasons, including > better health for the babies. The April 1999 issue of the Journal of > the Ambulatory Pediatric Society presents a study that puts this > advantage into a dollar figure. > > Two thousand healthy newborns in Scotland and Arizona were studied > for three illnesses common in babies: ear infections, respiratory > infections and diarrhea. The 1,000 children who were never breast > fed experienced 2,000 extra office visits, 200 more days of > hospitalization and 600 more prescriptions for these three > conditions. The additional health care costs in the first year of > life ranged from $330 to $475 per infant. > > HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Better health for babies is only one > reason that nursing is better than formula feeding. While exclusive > breast feeding is better, some nursing is better than none. Early > on, antibodies are transferred in milk from the mother to the child > before the baby's system is producing them. > > > ******************************************************************** > Please recommend Nutrition News Focus to your family and friends. > If you like, point your browser to > http://www.nutritionnewsfocus.com/cgi-bin/birdcast.cgi > where you'll find an easy recommendation form. > > DISCLAIMER: The information in Nutrition News Focus is intended > only to help you understand the Nutrition News. We do not recommend > any treatment, food or supplement. It is not intended to replace > the advice of a physician. If you read something in this newsletter > that in any way contradicts what your physician tells you, TAKE YOUR > PHYSICIAN'S ADVICE, NOT OURS. > > Copyright 1999 Nutrition News Focus Inc. > > ******************************************************************** > * NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS > * We take the confusion out of the nutrition news > * For a free subscription to our daily email newsletter: > * Send a blank email to [log in to unmask] > * Or visit our website at http://www.NutritionNewsFocus.com > ******************************************************************** > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- > To subscribe, send a blank message to [log in to unmask] > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [log in to unmask] > To change your email address, send a message to [log in to unmask] > with the other address in the Subject: line > > *********************************************** 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