SoyMilk: Good or Bad for RSS kids?

[Guest guest]

z4all wrote:

> Hi Jodi,

My oldest daughter turned 13 and started her period at 13 yrs 3 mo, she

does not have RSS and she was on soy milk from 8 mos to 14 mos or so.

For what ever that is worth.

Fran

>

>

> Wow, Katy. Both of my children were fed soy milk as babies because they

> were allergic to milk. I heard about the article but did not really pay

> attention until I read your post this evening. Now I have to admit that it

> gave me a chill. I guess like anything else, we do what we think is best at

> the time. There just was no alternative for Jenna and Max. But this goes

> along with our decision to use Humatrope for growth and Zoladex for

> supressing puberty. We made the best, educated decision we could at the

> time. If there is a bad side effect found later, then we will deal with it

> accordingly. Sometimes I wish scientists would leave well enough alone and

> let us live with a little less knowledge.

>

> By the way, we are seeing Dr. Harbison on Thursday. I am concerned about

> this Zoladex medication. It is really used for prostate cancer. I never

> thought to ask her if it would affect Max's fertility. It seems funny to

> ask this now about an 11 year old boy, but I am really scared. I guess no

> one on this list would know the answer, huh?

>

> Jodi

> ----

[Guest guest]

Don't know if you saw the NY Times article on Soy Milk a few weeks ago. Title

was " Use of Soy For Babies is Focus of Debate " by O'Neil (8/3/99).

Two quotes of interest (and please, read the whole article to get the full

context):

... " A 1997 study found that phytoestrogen levels in babies fed soy formula were

several thousand times higher than in babies who drank breast or cows'

milk....let to concerns that..puberty could be delayed in boys and accelerated

in girls.. "

.... " Iron-fortified cows' milk formula is ranked ahead of soy because the protein

quality seems higher, and premature or low-weight babies do not create bone mass

as quickly on soy milk " said Dr. Baker, chairwoman of the American Academy

of Pediatrics.

Bottom line of the article: The jury is still out, but I thought there might be

implications for young RSS babies.

Katy

[Guest guest]

Wow, Katy. Both of my children were fed soy milk as babies because they

were allergic to milk. I heard about the article but did not really pay

attention until I read your post this evening. Now I have to admit that it

gave me a chill. I guess like anything else, we do what we think is best at

the time. There just was no alternative for Jenna and Max. But this goes

along with our decision to use Humatrope for growth and Zoladex for

supressing puberty. We made the best, educated decision we could at the

time. If there is a bad side effect found later, then we will deal with it

accordingly. Sometimes I wish scientists would leave well enough alone and

let us live with a little less knowledge.

By the way, we are seeing Dr. Harbison on Thursday. I am concerned about

this Zoladex medication. It is really used for prostate cancer. I never

thought to ask her if it would affect Max's fertility. It seems funny to

ask this now about an 11 year old boy, but I am really scared. I guess no

one on this list would know the answer, huh?

Jodi

SoyMilk: Good or Bad for RSS kids?

>

>

>Don't know if you saw the NY Times article on Soy Milk a few weeks ago.

Title

>was " Use of Soy For Babies is Focus of Debate " by O'Neil (8/3/99).

>

>Two quotes of interest (and please, read the whole article to get the full

>context):

>

>.. " A 1997 study found that phytoestrogen levels in babies fed soy formula

were

>several thousand times higher than in babies who drank breast or cows'

>milk....let to concerns that..puberty could be delayed in boys and

accelerated

>in girls.. "

>

>

>... " Iron-fortified cows' milk formula is ranked ahead of soy because the

protein

>quality seems higher, and premature or low-weight babies do not create bone

mass

>as quickly on soy milk " said Dr. Baker, chairwoman of the American

Academy

>of Pediatrics.

>

>Bottom line of the article: The jury is still out, but I thought there

might be

>implications for young RSS babies.

>

>Katy

>

>---------------------------

[Guest guest]

Hi Jodi,

No never heard of that until the posting a few days ago.

Also, did you know that Lupron was originally a cancer drug designed to

shrink tumors. It is still used for that and also to shrink fibroids.

Ken M.

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>

>To: <RSS-Supportonelist>

>Subject: Re: SoyMilk: Good or Bad for RSS kids?

>Date: Tue, Aug 17, 1999, 8:39 PM

>

>

>

> Wow, Katy. Both of my children were fed soy milk as babies because they

> were allergic to milk. I heard about the article but did not really pay

> attention until I read your post this evening. Now I have to admit that it

> gave me a chill. I guess like anything else, we do what we think is best at

> the time. There just was no alternative for Jenna and Max. But this goes

> along with our decision to use Humatrope for growth and Zoladex for

> supressing puberty. We made the best, educated decision we could at the

> time. If there is a bad side effect found later, then we will deal with it

> accordingly. Sometimes I wish scientists would leave well enough alone and

> let us live with a little less knowledge.

>

> By the way, we are seeing Dr. Harbison on Thursday. I am concerned about

> this Zoladex medication. It is really used for prostate cancer. I never

> thought to ask her if it would affect Max's fertility. It seems funny to

> ask this now about an 11 year old boy, but I am really scared. I guess no

> one on this list would know the answer, huh?

>

> Jodi

> SoyMilk: Good or Bad for RSS kids?

>

>

>>

>>

>>Don't know if you saw the NY Times article on Soy Milk a few weeks ago.

> Title

>>was " Use of Soy For Babies is Focus of Debate " by O'Neil (8/3/99).

>>

>>Two quotes of interest (and please, read the whole article to get the full

>>context):

>>

>>.. " A 1997 study found that phytoestrogen levels in babies fed soy formula

> were

>>several thousand times higher than in babies who drank breast or cows'

>>milk....let to concerns that..puberty could be delayed in boys and

> accelerated

>>in girls.. "

>>

>>

>>... " Iron-fortified cows' milk formula is ranked ahead of soy because the

> protein

>>quality seems higher, and premature or low-weight babies do not create bone

> mass

>>as quickly on soy milk " said Dr. Baker, chairwoman of the American

> Academy

>>of Pediatrics.

>>

>>Bottom line of the article: The jury is still out, but I thought there

> might be

>>implications for young RSS babies.

>>

>>Katy

>>

>>---------------------------

[Guest guest]

Hi Jodi,

Our son was also fed only soy formula for the first 14 months....you never never

know, huh? Anyway, I would take that article with a grain of salt.

Hey, we are going to be in to see Dr. Harbison on Thursday, ourselves! I think

our appointment is at 9:30. What time will you be there? We would love to meet

you and Max.

Katy

[Guest guest]

Hi Jodi,

You're welcome.

However I can't figure out how I put your mind at ease.

Talk to you later.

Ken M

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>

>To: <RSS-Supportonelist>

>Subject: Re: SoyMilk: Good or Bad for RSS kids?

>Date: Wed, Aug 18, 1999, 7:52 PM

>

>

>

> Ken, I cannot tell you how you put my mind at ease when I read your message

> this morning. Thank you!

>

> Jodi

> SoyMilk: Good or Bad for RSS kids?

>>>

>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>Don't know if you saw the NY Times article on Soy Milk a few weeks ago.

>>> Title

>>>>was " Use of Soy For Babies is Focus of Debate " by O'Neil (8/3/99).

>>>>

>>>>Two quotes of interest (and please, read the whole article to get the

> full

>>>>context):

>>>>

>>>>.. " A 1997 study found that phytoestrogen levels in babies fed soy formula

>>> were

>>>>several thousand times higher than in babies who drank breast or cows'

>>>>milk....let to concerns that..puberty could be delayed in boys and

>>> accelerated

>>>>in girls.. "

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>... " Iron-fortified cows' milk formula is ranked ahead of soy because the

>>> protein

>>>>quality seems higher, and premature or low-weight babies do not create

> bone

>>> mass

>>>>as quickly on soy milk " said Dr. Baker, chairwoman of the American

>>> Academy

>>>>of Pediatrics.

>>>>

>>>>Bottom line of the article: The jury is still out, but I thought there

>>> might be

>>>>implications for young RSS babies.

>>>>

>>>>Katy

>>>>

>>>>---------------------------

[Guest guest]

You put my mind at ease because I was feeling like we should have used

Lupron instead of Zoladex. I was afraid that because it was originally

developed for fighting cancer, it was not good for Max to use. But I have

heard good things about Lupron, also a cancer drug as you pointed out, so I

made the same assumption about Zoladex. Does that make more sense?

Jodi

SoyMilk: Good or Bad for RSS kids?

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>Don't know if you saw the NY Times article on Soy Milk a few weeks ago.

>>>> Title

>>>>>was " Use of Soy For Babies is Focus of Debate " by O'Neil (8/3/99).

>>>>>

>>>>>Two quotes of interest (and please, read the whole article to get the

>> full

>>>>>context):

>>>>>

>>>>>.. " A 1997 study found that phytoestrogen levels in babies fed soy

formula

>>>> were

>>>>>several thousand times higher than in babies who drank breast or cows'

>>>>>milk....let to concerns that..puberty could be delayed in boys and

>>>> accelerated

>>>>>in girls.. "

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>... " Iron-fortified cows' milk formula is ranked ahead of soy because

the

>>>> protein

>>>>>quality seems higher, and premature or low-weight babies do not create

>> bone

>>>> mass

>>>>>as quickly on soy milk " said Dr. Baker, chairwoman of the

American

>>>> Academy

>>>>>of Pediatrics.

>>>>>

>>>>>Bottom line of the article: The jury is still out, but I thought there

>>>> might be

>>>>>implications for young RSS babies.

>>>>>

>>>>>Katy

>>>>>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jodi,

Yes, that makes sense.

Ken M

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>

>To: <RSS-Supportonelist>

>Subject: Re: SoyMilk: Good or Bad for RSS kids?

>Date: Thu, Aug 19, 1999, 8:40 PM

>

>

>

> You put my mind at ease because I was feeling like we should have used

> Lupron instead of Zoladex. I was afraid that because it was originally

> developed for fighting cancer, it was not good for Max to use. But I have

> heard good things about Lupron, also a cancer drug as you pointed out, so I

> made the same assumption about Zoladex. Does that make more sense?

>

> Jodi

> SoyMilk: Good or Bad for RSS kids?

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Don't know if you saw the NY Times article on Soy Milk a few weeks ago.

>>>>> Title

>>>>>>was " Use of Soy For Babies is Focus of Debate " by O'Neil (8/3/99).

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Two quotes of interest (and please, read the whole article to get the

>>> full

>>>>>>context):

>>>>>>

>>>>>>.. " A 1997 study found that phytoestrogen levels in babies fed soy

> formula

>>>>> were

>>>>>>several thousand times higher than in babies who drank breast or cows'

>>>>>>milk....let to concerns that..puberty could be delayed in boys and

>>>>> accelerated

>>>>>>in girls.. "

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>... " Iron-fortified cows' milk formula is ranked ahead of soy because

> the

>>>>> protein

>>>>>>quality seems higher, and premature or low-weight babies do not create

>>> bone

>>>>> mass

>>>>>>as quickly on soy milk " said Dr. Baker, chairwoman of the

> American

>>>>> Academy

>>>>>>of Pediatrics.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Bottom line of the article: The jury is still out, but I thought there

>>>>> might be

>>>>>>implications for young RSS babies.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Katy

>>>>>>

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