Soy Formula Kills Three Babies / from BBC News

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Soy Formula Kills Three Babies The "Remedia" brand of soy-based baby formula appears to have caused or contributed to three infant deaths and illness among other babies.The formula, which is sold as a Kosher feed and is thought to be popular among Orthodox Jewish communities in New York and other areas, did not contain enough vitamin B1, which is vital to brain development. A company representative said that tests have shown the formula contained at least 10 times less B1 than was advertised. An investigation is still underway to determine for sure whether the absence of B1 was to blame for the deaths and illnesses. The product has been recalled in Israel and parents who have fed their babies the formula are urged to get them booster shots of the vitamin. BBC News November 10, 2003Dr. Mercola's Comment: Acute death in infants is tragic indeed, but what this story fails to recognize is that ALL soy formula is worse than worthless for human infants and is nearly guaranteed to cause problems down the road. What are some of the problems associated with soy formula? Well, for starters it: Will adversely affect hormone levels, as it has been associated with reduced testosterone levels Will impair thyroid function through isoflavones present in the formula Increases the risk of behavioral problems Will expose infants to up to 2,000 times higher estrogen content Has potentially high concentrations of aluminum and manganese Soy formula is generally given to infants who aren't breastfeeding and have trouble taking regular cow milk-based infant formulas. While I am no fan of these formulas either, they tend to be safer than soy formula. However, these formulas are derived from pasteurized milk. If you haven't heard by now pasteurized milk is not good for you or your baby. Fortunately, you can use raw milk to produce a terrific infant formula, but remember that breast milk is always best.Related Articles:More Proof That Breastfeeding Improves Long Term Brain FunctionBreastfeeding Improves Glucose Tolerance And Cholesterol LevelsHow Safe is Soy Infant Formula? Experts Dispute JAMA Soy Infant Formula StudySoy Milk Is Safe! That Is What the Formula Industry SaysInfant Formulas Deficient in Important Amino Acids Like Taurinehttp://www.mercola.com/2003/nov/26/soy_formula.htm Return to Table of Contents #485Print this PageE-mail to a Friend «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»MedicalConspiracies - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES!MedicalConspiraciesSubscribe: MedicalConspiracies- «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»