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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The AHRQ reviews actually say "we should account for hereditary and class factors the next time we do this" -so clearly they don't. 100s of flawed studies comIng to the same conclusion don't make their methodology more valid. Sorry, it's just more manure.[/quote]

I am the poster who linked to several CDC, AAP and HHS studies and statements on the benefits of breastfeeding and risks of formula. I notice you haven't responded to that. What is absurd is that someone thinks that a sugar / cow's milk / chemical combo can possibly be as healthy for a baby as the fluid that was evolutionarily engineered for that specific species, that comes out of its mother's breast. That breastmilk is healthier is undisputed by just about any expert. Even the formula companies are prevented by truth in advertising laws from saying their product is as healthy as breastmilk -- they can only say "closest to breastmilk." Plenty of children will be just fine on formula. If I couldn't breastfeed, as another mom stated, I wouldn't be up at night worrying about my kid's survival chances or IQ, but I'd be cognizant that I was not feeding my child the healthiest option. I'm so tired of being told to sugar coat this or pretend the difference is negligible, at the population level, in order to salve the feelings of someone who cannot or will not breastfeed. I get why a woman might make a different choice, and respect her own risk analysis for her own child, but I'm not going to go so far as to pretend to agree for the sake of being PC. For women unable to breastfeed, my heart goes out. I wish donor breastmilk were more available. The good thing is that I think that is changing. [/quote]

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