
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, March 16, 1990                   TAG: 9003162107
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

SOY MILK DIET HOSPITALIZES BABY

Babies should not be given soy-based beverages other than infant formula as their only source of nutrition, the Food and Drug Administration warned on Thursday. The FDA said the soy-based drinks, sometimes called soy milk, do not have the nutrients needed for infants.

A 5-month-old girl was in critical condition at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock because of malnourishment, the agency said. The parents, according to the statement, believed that a soy beverage sold in a health food store could be used as infant formula and had fed it to the girl almost since birth.

Soy beverages analyzed by the Little Rock hospital were found to be lacking in calcium, niacin and vitamins D, E and C, the agency said. - Associated Press

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