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I didn't read the article, but I argue with anything that says "breast feeding changed their lives for the better." College can change your life for the better. a job can change your life for the better. Something you do from the day the baby is born can't "change" their life for the better because they don't have a life yet. We will never know how it would have turned out had he not been breast fed.
I didn't read the article, but I argue with anything that says "breast feeding changed their lives for the better." College can change your life for the better. a job can change your life for the better. Something you do from the day the baby is born can't "change" their life for the better because they don't have a life yet. We will never know how it would have turned out had he not been breast fed.
Some of the research on breast feeding is actually pretty detailed and of fairly high quality - enough that the CDC & WHO recommend breast milk, however the link to higher income and IQ is more strongly tied to the IQ and income of the parents (IIRC). Earlier studies thought the link was breastfeeding, but those studies failed to take into account the fact that higher income women were more likely to be breastfeeding in the first place (again, IIRC). The nutrition and immunity points are fairly valid though as breast milk contains nutrients that haven't been reproduced in formula yet.
WHO recommends breast feeding until age 2 because of the lack of quality food in 3rd world areas and times of famine. If the mom is dried up and there is no more formula or proper food...baby dies.
WHOs recommendation has nothing to do with the modern issue of breast feeding or the pros and cons.
Also worth noting, in many 3rd world countries bottle feeding is a sign of wealth and looked up to. People who can't afford a full supply may cut the powder with more water, there by creating poor nutrition in children.
WHO recommends breast feeding until age 2 because of the lack of quality food in 3rd world areas and times of famine. If the mom is dried up and there is no more formula or proper food...baby dies.
WHOs recommendation has nothing to do with the modern issue of breast feeding or the pros and cons.
If that were the case they would probably qualify their statement to address 3rd world families instead of calling it the ideal food for optimal growth and nutrition. However, even if the WHO recommendations were primarily for certain populations, the recommendations from the CDC & American Academy of Pediatrics are targeted towards Americans.
I didn't read the article, but I argue with anything that says "breast feeding changed their lives for the better." College can change your life for the better. a job can change your life for the better. Something you do from the day the baby is born can't "change" their life for the better because they don't have a life yet. We will never know how it would have turned out had he not been breast fed.
NPR ran this story a couple days ago. Your points were brought up there as well.
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Also worth noting, in many 3rd world countries bottle feeding is a sign of wealth and looked up to. People who can't afford a full supply may cut the powder with more water, there by creating poor nutrition in children.
Actually, when I was in Brazil, where this study was conducted, virtually all the poor women on the Amazon breast fed, sometimes well into toddlerhood.
NPR ran this story a couple days ago. Your points were brought up there as well.
Actually, when I was in Brazil, where this study was conducted, virtually all the poor women on the Amazon breast fed, sometimes well into toddlerhood.
Well I said "many" and yes, most poor women in 3rd world countries breast feed. But in many, not all, it is thought of highly to bottle feed and some moms with access to formula will take that route.
This study does look at socioeconomic elements and found they weren't a factor to the results.
The AAP also recommends breastfeeding for a minimum of two years. A woman's breast milk changes as her baby grows, so newborn breast milk is very different than toddler breast milk. There are many health benefits to extended breastfeeding that CAN effect their longterm health.
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