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Date: | Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:42:33 EST |
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Here is the response I wrote to Target:
I was very upset to see your advertisement featuring the "advantages" of
bottle feeding. The decision to breast or bottle feed is not a lifestyle
choice, it is a health decision with life long consequences. Bottle fed
babies are three to four times more likely to suffer from diarrheal diseases,
four times more likely to suffer from meningitis, and have an eighty-percent
increase in the risk of lower respiratory infections. Formula feeding is
associated with immune system disorders, is risk factor for Crohn's Disease
and ulcerative colitis in adulthood, accounts for 26 percent of childhood-
onset insulin dependent diabetes, and imposes a five to eight fold risk of
developing lymphomas in children under 15. Bottle feeding also increases the
risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Furthermore, formula feeding lowers the
IQ by 10 to 15 points.
I trust that now that you are aware of the risks of not feeding human milk,
you will discontinue your advertisement.
Kimberly Sherwood
Whattaya think?
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