LACTATION,FORMULA AND TODDLER FOODS IMPACTS ON NURSING BOTTLE CARIES
DON’T PUSH IT Why the formula milk industry must clean up its act
Mason.et.al -2018
Relevance :
12 in 2024
Conclusion :
A MUST MUST READ FOR ALL PARENTS USING FORMULA.
The lives and the health of millions of vulnerable children are at risk from a threat that receives too little attention – the rapid growth of the market for baby milk formula. The unique life-saving and life-enhancing benefits of breastfeeding are proven. However, the global market in breast-milk substitutes is seeing a five-fold increase in two decades that far outstrips the world’s population growth. By 2019 that market will be worth more than $70 billion – more than a tenth of the GDP of a rich country like Switzerland. Much of this growth stems from powerful marketing campaigns that have led mothers to limit or abandon breastfeeding. Six companies today are among the leaders of the aggressive global promotion of milk formula and other foods for very young children – Nestlé, Danone, RB (who recently acquired Mead Johnson), Abbott, FrieslandCampina and Kraft Heinz.
Keywords:
Formula Milk, Industry Cleanup, Act