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		drivebyhooting 56 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy There are plenty of studies. Formula is convenient but it is deficient. If it were such a perfect replacement, why do parents go to such length as breast feed, pump, or get donor milk? Breast feeding increases IQ: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26211556/ Formula causes obesity and diabetes: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2812877/ Breast feeding decreases infant mortality: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1... You can do more of your own research if you want to be convinced. You can ignore it if you don’t like the sound of it.

tptacek 55 days ago [–]

Because American culture has for 30 years told them to do so. It may be a valid impulse or it may not be but it's not evidence in itself.

drivebyhooting 55 days ago | [–]

Did you look at my references?

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