Soy
Study ploys
Junk science articles
American Academy of Pediatrics
From: Teresa Binstock
This just published in Pediatrics. Note the headline.
Looking at the actual data, the breast fed children scored better on virtually
every test of neurological function. (Mental development index; psychomotor
development index; subsets). In many cases the differences are statistically
significant: scores; breast fed> soy fed; milk formula (not soy) sometimes
better than soy, sometimes worse.... breast fed always higher scores...
It might seem odd that it's being reported this way until you see that Badger is
a member of the science advisory board of the Soy Nutrition Institute....
Ted....
Soy formula just as good as breast milk for infant development, says new
research in the journal Pediatrics
Posted on
June 1, 2012 by
Stone Hearth News
Pediatrics. 2012 May
28. [Epub ahead of print]Developmental Status of 1-Year-Old
Infants Fed Breast Milk, Cow’s Milk Formula, or Soy Formula.
Andres A,
Cleves MA,
Bellando JB,
Pivik RT,
Casey PH,
Badger TM.Source
aArkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, Little Rock, Arkansas;
and.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:
Although soy formula has been reported to support normal
development, concerns exist regarding potential adverse developmental effects of
phytochemicals associated with soy protein. This study characterized
developmental status (mental, motor, and language) of breastfed (BF), milk-based
formula-fed (MF), or soy protein-based formula-fed (SF) infants during the first
year of life.
METHODS:
Healthy infants (N = 391) were assessed longitudinally at ages 3,
6, 9, and 12 months. Development was evaluated by using the Bayley Scales of
Infant Development and the Preschool Language Scale-3. Mixed effects models were
used while adjusting for socioeconomic status, mother’s age and IQ, gestational
age, gender, birth weight, head circumference, race, age, and diet history.
RESULTS:
No differences were found between formula-fed infants (MF versus
SF). BF infants scored slightly higher than formula-fed infants on the Mental
Developmental Index (MDI) score at ages 6 and 12 months (P < .05). Infants who
were breastfed also had higher Psychomotor Development Index scores than SF
infants at age 6 months and slightly higher Preschool Language Scale-3 scores
than MF infants at ages 3 and 6 months (P < .05). In addition, BF infants had a
lower probability to score within the lower MDI quartile compared with MF
infants and a higher likelihood to score within the upper quartile for the MDI
and Psychomotor Development Index compared with SF infants.
CONCLUSIONS:
This unique study showed that all scores on developmental testing
were within established normal ranges and that MF and SF groups did not differ
significantly. Furthermore, this study demonstrated a slight advantage of BF
infants on cognitive development compared with formula-fed infants.
Developmental Status of 1-Year-Old Infants Fed Breast Milk, Cow’s Milk
Formula, or Soy Formula
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Aline Andres, PhD
a ,
b,
-
Mario A. Cleves, PhD
a ,
b,
-
Jayne B. Bellando, PhD
b,
-
R. T. Pivik, PhD
a ,
b,
-
Patrick H. Casey, MD
b, and
-
Thomas M. Badger, PhD
a ,
b ,
c
+ Author Affiliations
- aArkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, Little Rock, Arkansas;
and
- bDepartments of Pediatrics, and
- cPhysiology and Biophysics, University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Although soy formula has been
reported to support normal development, concerns exist regarding potential
adverse developmental effects of phytochemicals associated with soy protein.
This study characterized developmental status (mental, motor, and language) of
breastfed (BF), milk-based formula–fed (MF), or soy protein–based formula–fed
(SF) infants during the first year of life.
METHODS: Healthy infants (N = 391) were assessed longitudinally at
ages 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Development was evaluated by using the Bayley
Scales of Infant Development and the Preschool Language Scale-3. Mixed effects
models were used while adjusting for socioeconomic status, mother’s age and IQ,
gestational age, gender, birth weight, head circumference, race, age, and diet
history.
RESULTS: No differences were found between formula-fed infants (MF versus
SF). BF infants scored slightly higher than formula-fed infants on the Mental
Developmental Index (MDI) score at ages 6 and 12 months (P < .05).
Infants who were breastfed also had higher Psychomotor Development Index scores
than SF infants at age 6 months and slightly higher Preschool Language Scale-3
scores than MF infants at ages 3 and 6 months (P < .05). In addition, BF
infants had a lower probability to score within the lower MDI quartile compared
with MF infants and a higher likelihood to score within the upper quartile for
the MDI and Psychomotor Development Index compared with SF infants.
CONCLUSIONS: This unique study showed that all scores on developmental
testing were within established normal ranges and that MF and SF groups did not
differ significantly. Furthermore, this study demonstrated a slight advantage of
BF infants on cognitive development compared with formula-fed infants.