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Soy Milk May be Tied to Infant Deaths

Although the autopsy is inconclusive and tests on the food are

not yet complete, a porridge made of EdenSoy Extra soy milk and

cornmeal may be responsible for the deaths of two infant

brothers living in Brooklyn.

When their mother attempted to wake them, shortly after noon,

she found they were unconscious and took them to the hospital.

Both were pronounced dead on arrival.

Initial thoughts were that the twins had been overcome by a gas

leak, but tests showed no leak.

Because medical examiners also found no evidence of choking as a

result of consuming the food, or any signs of foul play, the

police instead began focusing on what the infants had eaten. The

police cleaned out two nearby supermarkets of EdenSoy milk and

cornmeal for testing.

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Dr. Mercola's Comment:If you ever wondered why I'm so concerned

about the health dangers tied to the rampant use of soy products

-- especially in processed foods -- this kind of incident is

exactly the reason. In my view there just simply isn't any

justification to ever use soy formula or worse, soy milk, in

infants.

This isn't the first time soy milk has been investigated for its

toxic side effects. Separate incidents in California and

Arkansas prompted the FDA to issue a 1990 warning against using

soy milk as a formula substitute. Most brands have followed the

tougher FDA labeling guidelines, except EdenSoy, says Dr.

Kaayla T. Daniel, author of The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side

of America's Favorite Health Food.

In fact, the deaths of three infants prompted the Israeli Health

Ministry to issue a health advisory earlier this year,

recommending babies not be fed soy formula -- except as a last

resort -- and severely limiting a child's intake of soy products.

Without question the best food you can give your infant is

breast milk and this should be your primary choice if at all

possible, as it is the healthiest source of milk you can give to

your infant. I believe very strongly all soy formula should be

avoided andis not fit for human consumption.

If breastfeeding is not an option,the best article I ever read

on the topicis one published in a recent edition of the Weston

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reprint rightsfor their article onhealthy alternatives to breast

milk and commercial formula from Sally Fallon to run it in our

newsletter. I would strongly encourage you to review

thismulti-part series in this issueif you are unable to

breastfeed.

When making the alterntaive to breast milk described in the

article, ideally, it would be best to use raw milk as the base

(other ingredients to add are described in the article). The

best way toget it is tofind a local dairy farmer in your

areathrough your local health food store orthe Real Milk Web

site. Raw milk is a safer and farhealthier alternative to

pasteurized milk.

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