A32-Unc*ster Farming, Saturday, October 3, 1992 Dr. Spock (Continued from Pago A 1) (he Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program in Harrisburg, and the Middle Atlantic Milk Marketing Association, Towson, Maryland, issued statements in rebuttal to the recommendations by the Physi cians Committee. ‘The statements by the Physi cians Committee for Responsible Medicine that recommends the exclusion of cow’s milk from children’s diets are misleading and stray from mainstream nutrition recommendations,” said one of the statements. ‘The study results being cited need to be put into perspective. The Physicians Committee is taking results of studies: that apply to an extremely small percentage of children and relating those results to the entire childhood population, and in some cases the adult popula tion. For instance, the studies cited on diabetes and allergies apply to less than one percent of children. “We respect Dr. Spock’s popu larity as an infant/child specialist during the 50’$ and 60’s, but the group that called the press confer ence is not representative of prac ticing pediatricians in the U.S. today. In fact, this group’s views have been described as extremist by many physicians and fit into an overall agenda that advocates veg etarianism and animal rights.” Of major importance to dairy farmers was an up-date of Dr. Spock’s position that aired in an interview on Good Morning America, the national TV news program, Thursday morning. In this interview, Dr. Spock said he has been misquoted. He is simply saying that breast feeding of babies by their mothers is best. And because more mothers are work ing, he sees the trend diminishing for the use of this feeding method, and he wants to encourage young SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT-. LOW CLASSIFIED RATES WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS! PORTABLE TOILETS FOR RENT We will deliver free within 20 mile radius (215) 593*6834 mothers to continue breast feeding their babies. The statement by the milk prom otion agencies agree with this latest position of Dr. Spock. “We agree with the American Academy of Pediatrics that breast milk is the preferred food for children under age one,” the statement said. “Cows* milk is an important source of nutrients for children beyond that age. The mainstream health and nutrition communities, led by groups such as the American Dietetic Association, advocate two to three servings of dairy products to be included in a balanced diet each day. Dairy products supply over 75% of the available calcium in the American food supply. “A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this past summer reinforced the importance of calcium in child ren’s diets and raised the issue of increasing the recommended allowances for calcium. Dr. Con rad Johnston, M.D., the primary researcher of the study (not funded by the dairy industry), addressed the importance of milk, cheese, and yogurt in children’s diets. “As for the group’s (Physicians Committee) statement that govern ment feeding programs, such as school lunch, should be consistent with AAP recommendations, it is quite a leap in logic to apply guide lines for infants under age one to school-age children. The lunch meal pattern for school-age child ren has been carefully established by the U.S. Department of Agricul ture to provide children with at least one-third of the nutrients essential for growth. For many children, government feeding programs, such as school lunch, are their only daily source of important calories and nutrients.” Greg Miller, a nutritionist with the Chicago-based National Dairy Council, said there are a lot of great things about milk. It is a nutrient dense product with calcium, mag- FLAN NOW We’re ready to help with a complete lineup of NC+ hybrids including yield information and competitive comparisons from this area. PAY NOW Discover how the NC+ Early Payment Plan can earn you discounts of up to 11% when you pay by November 21st. SAVE NOW Your early payment will not only lock in your order to help insure delivery, it will earn you the equivalent of 21 >O% on your money. ncsium, riboflavin, vitamins A and D. “I don’t think kids are going to want to get up every day and eat broccoli and anchovies to get the kind of calcium they need. T. Milton Nelson from the extension service at The Universi ty of Maryland said that everyone forgets that there is a remedy for those who are allegeric to milk and milk products. By simply using a lactose reduced product, you cure the problem. Dr. Terry Hatch, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition, said that the percentage of people adversely affected by milk is small. For example, he said that less than .5 percent of children are allergic to milk protein. Chris Lekos, a spokesman for the U.S. Food and Drug Admi nistration, said agency officials found fault with other assertions made by the Physicians Commit tee. For example, these physicians contend about a third of milk pro ducts are contaminated with traces of antibiotics. But based on data from 46 state regulatory agencies, .08 percent of raw milk and .02 per cent of pasteurized milk samples showed any trace of drug residue. The strongest counterattack came from the officials of the American Medical Association. On Wednesday, AMA issued a statement that branded the Physi cans Committee “a fringe organi zation of questionable repute” and insisted that milk is a fine source of calcium and protein for everyone, so long as people are careful to hold down their fat intake. The statement attributed to Dr. M. Roy Schwarz, senior vice presi dent of medical education and sci ence said, "The AMA continues to marvel at how effectively a fringe organization of questionable repu te continues to hoodwink the media with a series of questionable research that fails to enhance publ ic health. Instead it serves only to advance the agenda of activist