Hi Rachel:

Here is what I wrote:
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Long long ago, there was a great study that actually debunked the nonsense that the high mortality rates among the poor are dramatically increased by formula feeding.  You canNOT look at rises and drops in mortality and associate those with anything -- that is known as ecological fallacy.  Association does not mean causation.
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Here is what I should have written:
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Long long ago, there was a great study that actually debunked the nonsense PERPETRATED BY THE FORMULA INDUSTRY that the high mortality rates among the poor are dramatically increased by formula feeding WAS DUE TO POOR STUDY DESIGN.  You canNOT look at rises and drops in mortality and associate those with anything -- that is known as ecological fallacy.  Association does not mean causation. 
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One of the downsides to word processing is that you can chop out more than you intended.  


It turns out that the very high mortality rates were NOT due to poor study design.  The high mortality rates were real and they were due to the multiplicative impact of poor sanitation and formula.  Formula increase the risk of death.  It increases the risk of death substantially more when sanitation is poor.

Best regards, 

Susan Burger

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