The official launch will be at NYU’s Library, most likely at 4:00 p.m. Co-author Lisa Sutherland will be present. Details and registration to follow.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has just issued an updated assessment of the benefits and risks of soy infant formulas. Its conclusion: soy formulas are fine for full-term infants and hardly ever cause problems but they also are hardly ever needed as a replacement for cow’s milk formulas. Never mind which is better. Breast feeding is still best of all.