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
Price ogranization. I am on their board and was able to obtain
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.