Synthetic DHA, Hexane baby formula
Interesting article about synthetic DHA in baby formula... I ran across this while researching baby formula since my supply dropped...
http://www.naturalnews.com/027437_DHA_baby_formula.html
"The primary distinction is that the form of DHA/ARA being used in infant formula is structurally incompatible with the form found in human milk."
"Martek Biosciences Corporation, the company who produces synthetic DHA/ARA, extracts the oils from laboratory-grown fermented algae and fungus using hexane, a demonstrated neurotoxic chemical. Identified as a hazardous air pollutant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), hexane resides in the same category as other serious toxins that are linked to causing cancer and other serious health problems.
Developed primarily as a marketing tool, Martek's 1996 DHA/ARA investment promotional material states that even if the additive had no demonstrable benefit, it would nevertheless allow manufacturers to market their formulas as being the "closest to human milk". Formula manufacturers quickly jumped on the bandwagon despite definitive evidence proving the additive's safety."
Not worth it!
http://www.naturalnews.com/027437_DHA_baby_formula.html
"The primary distinction is that the form of DHA/ARA being used in infant formula is structurally incompatible with the form found in human milk."
"Martek Biosciences Corporation, the company who produces synthetic DHA/ARA, extracts the oils from laboratory-grown fermented algae and fungus using hexane, a demonstrated neurotoxic chemical. Identified as a hazardous air pollutant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), hexane resides in the same category as other serious toxins that are linked to causing cancer and other serious health problems.
Developed primarily as a marketing tool, Martek's 1996 DHA/ARA investment promotional material states that even if the additive had no demonstrable benefit, it would nevertheless allow manufacturers to market their formulas as being the "closest to human milk". Formula manufacturers quickly jumped on the bandwagon despite definitive evidence proving the additive's safety."
Not worth it!
Comments
We are becoming a world of disease and health problems
...as I eat my processed ramen.
@ashley_smashley
Not to mention the more serious health problems that have been proven to acquire as they get older.
I only wish more American women were educated about the hazards of certain ingredients in formula. I, like @ashley_smashley, have to use formula at times as well. That doesn't mean I ignore the research.
Thanks for the post!
I hope it doesnt affect her
@HomeBirthAdvocate General question, do they sell goats milk at whole food stores?
@mckenzie23 I use Babies Only Organic lactose free.. They dont use hexane to get the DHA...There have been some arsenic fears when it comes to the brown rice syrup..but I havent found anything concrete on that. i am going to look into making my own with goats milk.
@captivated No problem! ;-)
there is always homemade formula recipe from Weston A Price foundation
I was instructed not to bf due to my disability and medications. however, had it not been for that, i would have from day one. i even stopped my meds (to my detriment) to try and reestablish a supply for Evie, but it didnt work out. i formula fed both my kids, the ten year old has always been sickly, but so far, Evie hasnt had so much as a sniffle, and shes going on 6 months, so i honestly dont think theres always a correlation to be found. you cant protect your children from the world unfortunately. even the air they breathe is contaminated, and from the moment they enter this world, they are going to be subject to all sorts of chemicals, additives and the like. Still, no harm in knowing the facts!