I really did mean to comment on how appaling the Metro article was rather than the science. I don't read the research anywhere else and didn't have the patience to work out which bits of the nonsense came from the reporter and which from the scientist.
I was and am more appalled by the suggestion the hormone should be given to pregnant women than I was by the suggestion it should be in formula milk. Research into why breastmilk is good for us should indeed feed into the making of artificial milk but that is the second step. The first is encouraging breastfeeding, which is good for both mother and infant. And also cheaper :)
And, yes, I do wish breastfeeding were seen as the norm with formula milk as a medical intervention but luckily I dont't rule the world.
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Date: 2007-04-24 11:50 am (UTC)I was and am more appalled by the suggestion the hormone should be given to pregnant women than I was by the suggestion it should be in formula milk. Research into why breastmilk is good for us should indeed feed into the making of artificial milk but that is the second step. The first is encouraging breastfeeding, which is good for both mother and infant. And also cheaper :)
And, yes, I do wish breastfeeding were seen as the norm with formula milk as a medical intervention but luckily I dont't rule the world.