Re: References regarding saturated fats and Cholesterol in human milk.

[Guest guest]

Hi:

I have reviewed the abstracts of the first three of your references

hoping to find evidence of your claim that human milk is " extremely

high " in saturated fats and cholesterol. None of them show any

evidence that the study content demonstrates anything of the kind.

For a start the words " saturated " and " cholesterol " do not appear in

the abstracts of any of those three articles. (I am not going to

waste more time trying to access the other two). The first article

says they could not find adequate data for their purposes and that

maternal diet affects milk composition. The second that milk among

two chinese human populations differ materially. The third covers

the development of infant formulas. None of these three study

abstracts gave any indications that they made a comparison of human

milk with that of other species, which might have enabled your

statement to be verified.

So I repeat my request, can you show data that indicates your claim

is true that human milk is " extremely high " in cholesterol and

saturated fat, presumably relative to cow's milk? Or should I

conclude that the statement you made (in bold print, no less) has no

evidence to support it? I believe it has no basis because I provided

you with a link from a serious source that indicated that the

cholesterol and saturated fat content of human milk is very nearly

identical with that of cow's milk.

As for your linked article at the bottom. It seems to be arguing

that the saturated fat content of the human diet should not be

reduced because we have not yet seen clinical trials of the type the

author would like to see to prove benefit, and also because not all

individuals will respond the same way to a change in diet - in this

case a decline in intake of saturated fat.

That sounds to me to be the equivalent of saying you should

definitely not put your seat belt on when you are driving today until

it is proven by clinical trials that everyone is going to crash their

car today.

Since studies show saturated fats increase blood cholesterol, raise

the rate of plaque deposition, and heart disease (and this has been

discussed here previously in some detail, about three months ago) I

have had a very low intake of saturated fats and cholesterol for the

past 30 years and my lipid values demonstrate the benefits of having

done so. But we are all adults and are free to do as we wish, and

enjoy the consequences.

So, this time are you going to provide information that actually does

support your claim, please?

Thank you.

Rodney.

> References

> 1. Jensen RG. Lipids in Human Milk. Lipids 1999;34:1243-1271.

> 2. Chen ZY, Kwan KY, Tong KK, Ratnayake WMN, Li HQ, Leung SSF.

Breast

> Milk Fatty Acid Composition: A Comparative Study Between Hong Kong

and

> Chongqing Chinese. Lipids 1997;32:1061-1067.

> 3. D. Benson, Ph.D., and Mark L. Masor, Ph.D, March 1994

issue of

> Endocrine Regulations. " Human milk contains living cells, fats,

hormones,

> active enzymes, immunoglobulins and compounds with unique

structures that cannot

> be replicated in infant formula. "

> 4. Brain Research, November 1998

> 5. lin, J., Molecules of the Mind: The Brave New Science

of

> Molecular Psychology, Atheneum, 1987

> One of my favorite articles available online in regards to

saturated fats

> and our evolutionary diet. Read the sections on Omega 3's and

their

> importance. These are only found in high enough amounts if fish

oils and flax or hemp

> oil.

> _Saturated fats: what dietary intake? -- German and Dillard 80

(3): 550 --

> American Journal of Clinical Nutrition_

> (http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/80/3/550)

> _http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/80/3/5_

> (http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/80/3/5)

>

>

> " Let Food be your Medicine and Medicine be your Food. "

> ~ Hippocrates

>

> Long-Life, Prosperity and Health!

> E. Sayers, CNC