In a response, Does the duration of breast feeding matter? Ian Booth writes:
"In developing countries the massive benefits of prolonged breast feeding for
infant survival and health, together with child spacing, will probably never be
outweighed by considerations of ischaemic heart disease 50 years later. "

I think this shows the interest of the forumula procuders, as is also showed in
the footnote:
"IWB received a contribution from Mead Johnson, Nutricia, and SHS towards
attending the Indian Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition meeting. "

Howver, having said that I think that responses to this shouldn't lean to heavily
on these facts, but instead on the research itself.


regards, Annelies Bon
Lay counsellor of the Dutch bf organization "Borstvoeding Natuurlijk"

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