I think we've been in this discussion before 'debating' the merits of breast vs. bottle. Clearly, breastmilk is better for babies. However, please let's not delude ourselves; breastmilk contains chemicals because moms are exposed to chemcials in the environment from air, water, food and dermal exposures. Cows are exposed less to these environmental chemicals because they do not pump gasoline, visit the dry cleaners, use household chemicals, etc. A risk-benefit assessment shows that none-the-less, breastmilk is healthier for babies than infant formula. If you are interested, I can send you a chapter I authored on the transport of chemicals to breastmilk and an assessment of health risks from mother's milk compared to formula feeding. Judy Schreiber, Ph.D., New York State Dept of Health. *********************************************** 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