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Article: The youngest market: baby food peddlers undermine breastfeeding.(MARKETING MANIA)
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- Multinational Monitor
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE from hundreds of studies over the past 25 years confirms that breastfeeding--and especially exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of a baby's life--is the optimal way to nourish and nurture infants. Breastmilk contains all the essential nutrients babies need, as well as antibodies that counter infection. No infant formula made of cow's milk, soy or other ingredients can ever equal this natural way of feeding.
Human milk decreases risks for a large number of acute and chronic diseases including respiratory infection and diarrhea--which kills 1.7 million babies and children under 5 each year, according to the India-based ...