Milk proteins in breast milk break down into peptides that have
opiate like drug effects; this helps bond child to mother, but
can cause a problem if people continue to drink milk into
adulthood. Babies three months and under should ideally be fed
only breast milk. Human breast milk is the only animal product
that is high in antioxidants. And the breast milk of vegetarians
may only have 1-2% of PCBs, DDTs, and dioxins, but vegans who do
not supplement or fortify their diets with Vitamin B12 will have
deficient breast milk and place their child in danger (see also
here, here). They must also be careful about getting enough
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