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vitamin and protein deficiencies - rickets and kwashiorkor , respectively - in very young children who
were given rice or soy milk as a substitute for regular milk or baby formula. One would think that calcium deficiencies
could be a problem, as well, but it was not reported in the article.
The problem is not the products themselves, but that parents don't necessarily know what they are giving to their children. Rice and soy milks can be very healthy, low in fat and cholesterol, and are great choices in adult diets. Some people believe that this directly translates for their children, failing to take into consideration that adults and children often have different nutritional needs. In reality, these products are not milk substitutes, but milk alternatives. Adults have much more varied diets than children and can get any nutrients that they may be missing from other sources, so when parents see these alternative "milks" as direct substitutes for dairy milks, their kids can miss out, even if adults don't. If proper nutrition is provided to the kids, any problems that could be associated with a lack of dairy can be avoided entirely and non-dairy milks can be a great addition to kids' diets.
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5-05-2006 @2:33PM TheMatt said... No calcium deficiency isn't a surprise since most rice and soy milks are fortified with calcium. What surprises me is the occurence of rickets. Is there some pediatric directive to keep infants out of sunshine? I would think that sunlight exposure could supply at least part of the vitamin D needed. At least, enough to stave off rickets.
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5-05-2006 @4:32PM Richard Garrison said... Nonsense! Babies need breastmilk, or if not available, infant formula. Cow milk isn't really a good option either.
Soymilk is fortified to have the same or more vitamins as milk, so the Rickets story is baloney.
Silk Soymilk (Regular)
Serving Size 11 oz
Servings per container 1 container
Amount per Serving
Calories 140
Calories from Fat 50
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 170mg 7%
Potassium 400mg 11%
Total Carbohydrates 11g 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 8g
Protein 10g
Vitamin A 15%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 40%
Iron 8%
Vitamin D 40%
Riboflavin 40%
Folate 8%
Vitamin B12 70%
Zinc 6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:
Calories: 2,000 2,500
8th Continent Soymilk (Regular)
Serving Size 8 fl. oz. (236 ml)
Servings Per Container 8
Amount per Serving
Calories 80
Calories from Fat 25
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 0.5g 3%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 160mg 7%
Total Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 7g
Protein 6g
Vitamin A 10%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 30%
Iron 4%
Vitamin D 25%
Riboflavin 25%
Vitamin B12 15%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:
Calories: 2,000 2,500
Total Fat less than 65g 80g
Sat. Fat less than 20g 25g
Cholesterol less than 300mg 300mg
Sodium less than 2,400mg 2,400mg
Total Carbohydrates 300g 375g
Dietary Fiber 25g 30g
Protein 50g 65g
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5-05-2006 @4:54PM Talia said... Follow the research as well as the dollars and keep that soy away from the babies. Eat yourself at your own risk.
A recent study found that babies fed soy-based formula had 13,000 to 22,000 times more isoflavones in their blood than babies fed milk-based formula. Dr. Mike Fitzpatrick, a New Zealand toxicologist estimates that an infant exclusively fed soy formula receives the estrogenic equivalent of at least five birth control pills per day.
In the US, one percent of all girls now show signs of puberty, such as breast development or pubic hair, before the age of three; by age eight, almost 15 percent of white girls and just under half of African-American girls have one or both of these characteristics, according to a recent study reported in the journal Pediatrics. Fitzpatrick believes that soy infant feeding disrupts hormonal development in the same way as environmental estrogens such as PCBs and DDE (a breakdown product of DDT), or the synthetic estrogen DES. The use of soy formula in the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program, which supplies free formula to low income mothers, may explain the astronomical rates of early development in African American girls.
The consequences are tragic. Young girls with mature bodies must cope with feelings and urges that most children are not well-equipped to handle. And early maturation in girls is frequently a harbinger for problems with the reproductive system later in life, including failure to menstruate, infertility and breast cancer.
What are the effects of soy products on the hormonal development of boys? Male infants undergo a "testosterone surge" during the first few months of life, when testosterone levels may be as high as those of an adult male. During this period, the infant is programmed to express male characteristics after puberty, not only in the development of his sexual organs and other masculine physical traits, but also in setting patterns in the brain characteristic of male behavior. In monkeys, deficiency of male hormones impairs learning and the ability to perform visual discrimination tasks?such as would be required for reading?and retards the development of spatial perception, which is normally more acute in men than in women.
Learning disabilities, especially in male children, have reached epidemic proportions. Soy infant feeding?which floods the bloodstream with female hormones that could inhibit the effects of male hormones?cannot be ignored as a possible cause for these tragic developments.
Other problems that have been anecdotally associated with children of both sexes who were fed soy-based formula include extreme emotional behavior, depression, asthma, immune system problems, pituitary insufficiency, thyroid disorders and irritable bowel syndrome.
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5-05-2006 @5:09PM janine said... Somebody didn't read the link: "Soy milk, by comparison, contains about the same amount of protein as cow's milk, but not all brands are fortified with vitamin D. Unfortified brands have been implicated in cases of rickets"
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5-06-2006 @4:50AM moonablaze said... yes, there is a directive to keep children out of the sun. the knowledge that just a few bad sunburns can greatly increase the risk of skin cancer in later life has lead parents to keep young children protected from the sun.
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babycare/babyskincare/421.html
http://www.cdc.gov/chooseyourcover/guide.htm
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6-09-2006 @9:43PM Melissa Smith said... I wonder about the validity of this cobble-together information. My 5 year old (lactose intolerant) son drank soy-based infant formula (but only for 3 months, inbetween weaning and his 1st birthday) and has been drinking Trader Joe's soy beverage daily since he was 1, drinking 1/3 gallon of it a day since he was 3. He is average height and weight, healthy as a horse, and was just tested as gifted. He certainly shows NONE of the side effects mentioned above. Just wanted to offer some perspective here.
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6-10-2006 @12:27AM Ainslie Vaughan said... I have two children who were both overly sensitive to anything containing cow's milk as infants (break out with hives/stomach aches.) In fact, both were on breastmilk and weaned off when they were a little over a year of age. They had to have soy infant formula and then were put onto to soy milk as toddlers and continued with soy and rice milk and products to this day. My son is 17 years, stands at nearly 6 feet tall. My daughter is 15 years and is nearly my height (5'5") and didn't start her period until just five months ago! Both went though pubity later than their friends did (many who were younger than they.) They both are healthy and rarely get even a cold. Oh, and both have 3.8 grade point averages in high school. Neither of them ever suffered with any of the side effects others have claimed that Soybased formulas cause. Could those problems from the study lie somewhere else other than soy or rice products??
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11-20-2007 @3:29PM wana said... You shouldn't risk, and go for the safe stuff! I think soy is bad for the cholesterol : https://www.planetdrugsdirect.com/store/productdetails/default.aspx?id=1606 . Good luck!
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