In a message dated 1/24/2006 4:34:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
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I did  one quick search on Google for "infant formula" and found a number
of sites  about non-milk based formulas - including some that purport to
have  additives to simulate breast-milk.


you missed my point.
The point i was making is not..the lack of alternatives to dairy baised  
formula.  of course i know there are alternatives.
i was pointing out that doctors will tell you to NOT give your  child milk 
under the age of two or three because of allergy dangers  but  will tell you it 
IS OKAY to give a baby formula.  if logic and sound  thought ruled.. they 
would say never give your baby regular formula because of  allergy dangers wouldnt 
they? or at least they would warn you quite vocally that  most formulas that 
people buy for their children are dairy based so use at  your own risk. 
is my logic different from everyone elses? maybe im being too  
simplistic..but it make sense to me.
 
 
i know formula proponents will say that yes it's milk..but it's extremely  
broken down into ''comfort based proteins'' in order to be more digestible. 
huh?  
Are you trying to say to me that it's okay for doctors to advocate a  
substance known to be contraindicated in babies as long as they offer an  alternative 
when the babies have a bad reaction to it?  i would  call that lack of 
intelligence. most of us were born knowing what to feed a  baby.  we were taught to 
feed them something else. and we  all know who taught us.  dr iannelli taught 
us.<see  below>

 
oh and i I was using the word intelligence as defined in the  dictionary:
''reflecting good judgment or sound thought ''  
 
i just meant that the ads encourage us not to think by  bombarding us with 
messages that make us feel good about not thinking. we are a  nation of non 
thinkers.  and the habit of not thinking leads to IRAQ and  IRAN and  nuclear war. 
 how are we going to bring peace to the middle  east when we cant even figure 
out what to feed babies.
its not a conspiracy theory to get people to not think..its just good  
marketing and advertising. 
maybe i should not have said dairy ads are not responsible for our lack of  
intelligence even though they do there best to discourage it.
maybe i should have just said it's making us just plain lazy.
 
oh..did you notice that the website you stumbled on is sponsored by a  
pediatricians office located in none other than home of DEAN FOOD..dallas  
county,dallas texas. some coincidence huh?.
from the website you posted:
 
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/infant/infant_formula.html
Vincent R. Iannelli, MD, FAAP is a board certified Pediatrician in Dallas,  
Texas. He is a member of the Dallas County Medical Society, Texas Medical  
Association and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. In addition  to 
having a Pediatrics practice in a suburb of Dallas, he is currently an  
Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the UT Southwestern Medical School. 
 
amalita