- Milk & Enzymes worry

[Guest guest]

we have had the twins on dairy free diet since December 2000.

However I am worried about the children that might be on Dairy

and taking enzymes or not taking enzymes at all, as there is a

write-up in one of our papers which I have enclosed......... I have

no idea what this is about but if they have been adding

something to the milk and it can create Autism then it might have

been happening with the dairy in USA as well....

Since when has there been A1 & A2 Milk.........

some other problem that they have conjured up to stuff up our

milk supply..... additives, hormones, antibiotics whatever..... so I

guess Americans are big dairy people too and they must have

the same problem because Autism is an epedemic in

USA..........we dont even know how many children are affected

here by Autism they dont bother to keep count....they just wonder

why there are so many children that cant keep still in class

nowdays or worse still cant talk.

take care

marion

here is the article that is such a worry

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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 21:53:22 -0000

Subject: Milk consumption linked to autism

From the Australian newspaper, November 13, 2002

Milk consumption linked to autism

By Harvey, New Zealand correspondent

DAIRY giant Fonterra is trying to suppress explosive research

linking milk with autism in children, according to a lawsuit filed in

New Zealand's High Court.

All milk and dairy products sold in Australia are potentially

affected by the research, including Fon-terra's top-selling brands

Mainland, s, Tip Top and Bega.

A secret internal Fonterra memo, dated October 2000, reveals

the New Zealand-based co-operative was warned by its own

scientist of research suggesting autism, schizophrenia,

diabetes and heart disease could be triggered by proteins found

in all of its milk products and infant formulas. The memo,

tendered in the High Court case, says there is " growing

evidence, but yet unproven, that peptides released from milk may

be related to occurrence of some mental disorders " .

" If the media were ever able to assemble the information shown

in this paper they could put an alarmist spin on the whole area of

milk consumption, " the internal briefing paper to directors of

Fonterra, then known as the New Zealand Dairy Board, says.

The research relates to a protein in A1 milk, which is the most

commonly pro duced milk in Australia. The protein ˆ beta casein

A1 ˆ is also allegedly a risk factor for childhood diabetes and

coronary heart disease. The Australian and New Zealand Food

Standards Authority says all milk sold in Australia is A1 type. Its

spokeswoman said it had not warned the public because of

ongoing legal action. The accusations are made by A2

Corporation, a New Zealand biotechnology company formed by

dairy scientist Corran McLachlan in 2000. Dr McLachlan alleges

Fonterra has secretly applied for patent

applications on research linking A1 milk with autism. But

Fonterra accuses Dr McLachlan of publicity-seeking for A2

Corporation's own milk, which does not contain the protein. Dr

McLachlan plans to launch A2 milk in the New Zealand market

as early as Christmas. " This is a public interest matter, " Dr

McLachlan told The Australian. " We believe this information is

being suppressed and that is why we are risking so much

money on a High Court case. " Dr McLachlan said he would be

wary of feeding A1 milk to children. " I would not encourage my

kids to drink lots of milk, " he said. " Fonterra chief executive Craig

Norgate denies any cover-up. " There is nothing in the research

that gives us concern. We would be the first

to take a responsible public stand if we felt it was warranted. "

A2 Corporation wants the court to force Fonterra to reveal all

research it has linking A1 milk to autism, and to put health

warnings on its A1 milk.

The Fonterra memo says University of Florida scientist

Cade reported in 1999 that children with autism and

schizophrenia had extremely high levels of BCM-7, a compound

produced by the digestion of A1 milk.

The potential for A1 milk to trigger childhood (type 1) diabetes

was first reported by Auckland diabetes specialist Bob Elliott in

1994 and later supported by further research in 1999.

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 10:32:43 -0000

Subject: Another posting from the Australian newspaper

Cut out dairy for autistic children

By Harvey, New Zealand correspondent and Clara Pirani,

Health Editor November 14, 2002 PARENTS should try cutting

milk from the diets of autistic children, as dairy products might

aggravate or even cause the condition, an autism expert has

suggested.

The advice came as dairy giant Fonterra fights accusations in

the New Zealand High Court it is covering up research linking

autism and other mental disorders to milk consumption ˆ by

patenting the damning study.

Shattock, from the University of Sunderland's autism

research unit in Britain ˆ in Australia for an international

conference ˆ said about half of autism patients who tried a

milk-free diet had success.

" We suggest people consider excluding dairy products from their

diet for three weeks to see if there's an improvement in their

health, " he said.

Under the Fonterra study, autistic children were fed A1-type milk,

suspected of causing mental disorders, according to a patent

application obtained by The Australian. The study found the

consumption of A1-type milk, which is the majority of milk sold in

Australia, " may induce or aggravate neurological and mental

disorders " , including autism and the learning disability

Asperger's

syndrome.

But New Zealand-based Fonterra says the evidence is not

conclusive and insists its milk is safe to drink.

The study involved New Zealand children being given either A1

milk or another strain of milk, known as A2. The children who

drank the A1 milk showed " a marked increase (up to 10-fold) " of

the peptide beta-casomorphin 6, which may aggravate or cause

neurological and mental disorders, the study says. The problem

did not occur with A2 milk.

Fonterra sought the worldwide patent because it wanted to

investigate developing a milk which did not cause these

problems.

A2 Corporation is suing Fonterra, accusing it of suppressing

evidence of a link between A1 milk and autism.

Although the medical community remains cautious, Sydney

mother Debbie o says the autism of her four-year-old son

improved dramatically on a diet free of milk, gluten and

wheat.