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In article <1990Nov13.094216.1797@desire.wright.edu> sbishop@desire.wright.edu writes:
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>Ah, yes, Rod, the guy who insists that breast milk is bad for babies.  BTW,
>we never did hear any real sensible reason why you felt this way.  If I 
>remember correctly you said that American women don't eat enough protein to
>produce good milk....  Obviously the remark of a trained diatician...
>Considering that the average American's diet is overloaded with protein.  

In case you're really interested: Breast milk is supposedly bad for babies
because of the high average polychlorodibenzodioxin, polychlorodibenzofuran
and polychlorobiphenyl content. Theory is that these high levels of dioxin
and 'dioxin-workalikes' (in some toxicological senses, that is) seriously
interfere with the vitamin K metabolism in neonates (newly borns), thus,
again very seriously, interfering with their blood-clotting system.

Hope this helps :)

Henk Verhaar <aritoxm@accucx.cc.ruu.nl OR aritoxm@accucx.UUCP>
the local Cannondale boy

(My daytime employer doesn't know a thing about bicycles and my bicycles
don't know about my employer so no global disclaimers. Sorry though)