So, is there another alternative besides soy and cow milk for feeding babies?
Human breast milk? You know, as nature intended?
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#12That whole article is written like irresponsible click-bait journalism. After raising four kids I can take shit like this with a grain of salt, but as a new parent I would've freaked out and overreacted.
When two of my kids were babies they had bad reactions to normal formula, and weren't gaining enough weight with breastmilk. Soy formula was the only other option and not giving it to them likely would've been worse than any hormone issues.
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#15Yes.
The question is not are we experimenting - the question is what experiment are we running
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Human breast milk? You know, as nature intended?
I assume the parent poster means "in cases where a lactating mother isn't freely available." Can you buy human breast milk?
>Can you buy human breats milk
Yes - though it's a caveated "yes". In some places, selling human milk is illegal - but sharing it is not.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Human breast milk? You know, as nature intended?
I assume the parent poster means "in cases where a lactating mother isn't freely available." Can you buy human breast milk?
Not legally. There are underground exchanges and black markets, etc. La Leche League can hook you up.
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#18Clearly worth investigation, but when I hear arguments about soy being a serious endocrine disruptor, I can't help but wonder about the hundreds of millions of people throughout Asia eating it daily...
Asians who eat much soy probably have evolved a different response to it than other populations. Similar to how northern Europeans evolved better lactose digestion than the rest of the world.
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#19Most animal feed is soy-based. What effect does that have? Also, why would a vegan/vegetarian be against breast milk exactly? And finally: does anyone have any info on the effect of large soy consumption on males? I've been vegetarian for 6 months and trying to go vegan (mostly for past 1.5 months) so my soy consumption is at an all time high. Thanks!
It's pretty common knowledge that soy contains phytoestrogens, which behave similar to estrogen.
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#20So, is there another alternative besides soy and cow milk for feeding babies?
Human breast milk? You know, as nature intended?
Only 13% of mothers are able to provide breast milk for 100% of their child's needs for the first 6 months, according to NPR.
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/09/23/22534912...