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by drivebyhooting 243 days ago
There are plenty of studies. Formula is convenient but it is deficient. If it were such a perfect replacement, why do parents go to such length as breast feed, pump, or get donor milk?

Breast feeding increases IQ: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26211556/

Formula causes obesity and diabetes: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2812877/

Breast feeding decreases infant mortality: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1...

You can do more of your own research if you want to be convinced. You can ignore it if you don’t like the sound of it.
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tptacek 242 days ago
Because American culture has for 30 years told them to do so. It may be a valid impulse or it may not be but it's not evidence in itself.
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drivebyhooting 242 days ago
Did you look at my references?
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