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"Breast is best"
“Breast is best” is now accepted beyond all doubt as the proper nutrition for babies. Studies show that it’s also a very good thing for mothers. In fact, mothers who breast-feed have a lower risk of getting breast cancer (1) and breast-fed babies have a decreased risk of getting breast cancer when they grow up. (2) Women who breast-fed had less breast cancer and infants who were exclusively breast-fed for 16 weeks or more had a 50% lower rate of acute otitis media (ear infections). (3)
If breastfeeding is natural feeding, then formula feeding is artificial feeding. Obstetrician Mayer Eisenstein writes: "Formula is no magic concoction. Anyone who reads the ingredients on a can of infant formula will see that it is simply a recipe of cow's milk, sugar and water. Although “experts” may assure you that pasteurized cow's milk, refined sugar and chlorinated tap water is an adequate substitute for breast milk, there is no evidence (none) that this is true and mountains of evidence that infant formula can be detrimental to your baby's health. (4)
References:
1. Neucomb PA et al. Lactation and reduced risk of pre menopausal breast cancer. New England J of Medicine. 1994;330(2):81-87.
2. Freudenheim M et al. Exposure to breast milk in infancy and the risk of breast cancer. 1994;5:324-331. Epidemiology. 1994;5:324-331.
3. Sheard NF. Breast-feeding protects against otitis media. Nutrition Reviews. 1993;51(9):275-277.
4. Baumslag N. Tricks of the infant food industry. http://www.westonaprice.org/childrens-health/tricks-of-the-infant-food-industry
