Noting with interest the disagreement between Cathy L and Cathy B about
whether it is important or even worthwhile to put energy into improving
artificial formulas, I'll suggest another way of talking about the question:

Artificial formula is only the fourth best way to feed babies.    If we can
think of ways to improve formula but give babies formula that lacks these, we
are giving them something still lower down the scale -- 5th best?  6th best?

"2nd best" sounds "almost as good as the real thing," but, to my ear at
least, "5th best" is starting to sound more like the Pittsburgh it really is.

FWIW.

Elisheva

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