Thanks to Ellen for referring to one of my favorite sites, David Emery's
About.com on Urban Legends. When I went to see what there was and found
that the Nestle Boycott was identified as an Urban Legend, this was my
response. I hope he will also hear from others regarding the quality of
Nestle's formula as opposed to the marketing practices.



Dear Mr. Emery,

While your response to "Please tell me I'm not Crazy" is most reasonable

(http://urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/library/weekly/aa112497.htm?terms=breastfeeding),

there is far more evidence to support both the marketing practices AND
the product quality leading to the Nestle boycott. Artificial milk has
been well documented to be substandard to human breast milk. According
to UNICEF, "If every baby were exclusively breastfed from birth, an
estimated 1.5 million lives would be saved each year. And not just
saved, but enhanced, because breastmilk is the perfect food for a baby’s

first six months of life -- no manufactured product can equal it."
(http://www.unicef.org/breastfeed/).

While Nestle breastmilk substitution products may not be substandard in
relation to other companies' breastmilk substitution products, it has
been well documented to be substandard to human milk. Therefore, I would

hope you consider the facts about the quality - or lack thereof - of
this product and it's dangers to infants in your discussion of whether
this is or is not an urban legend.

Thank you,
Joan Edelstein, DrPH, RN
Professor of Maternity Nursing
San Jose State University
Perinatal Education Coordinator
Kaiser Permanente, Hayward (Baby Friendly)

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