Every person in the world should be educated that 'breast is best'. In fact every tin of formula sold in Australia states that formula is no substitute for breast milk (something that causes me angst every time I make up Miles' bottles). And there is no doubt that Nestle's and others' marketing activities in third world countries is criminal.
The only comment I'd like to make is that the article is VERY big on statistics and vague mentions of studies, but to be credibly scientific it needs to cite those studies and list them at the end of the article, so that the reader can read those studies and make up their own mind about the findings and claims made. Without doing this, it is impossible to know whether the studies were rigorous and the findings robust and valid, or is purely anecdotal conjecture. So I read the article but was left feeling sceptical about many of the claims and statistics, even though I know full well that breast is best. I just wish that scare tactics and hype could be taken out of the issue and the focus instead being on education (using hard science) and support.
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