PEDIATRICS Vol. 36 No. 5 November 1965, pp. 806
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Soya Alpha-Galactosides

RICHARD H. RAPKIN M.D.

In their careful study of Soya Alpha-Galactosides (Pediatrics, 36:231, 1965) Gitzelmann and Auricchio do not discuss an important result of their work. If raffinose is capable of producing diarrhea in a healthy boy, would it not do the same in children with "milk allergy," gastroenteritis of viral etiology, or other sundry causes of diarrhea?

Conclusions based on response to Soya formulas in such situations should, therefore, be cautiously made. Uncritical use of formulas should be condemned and these authors have revealed an important piece of information which needs confirmation regarding Soya formulas.