Infant feeding

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Abstract: This text describes the controversy concerning the marketing of breast milk substitutes in developing countries during the period 1973-1984. The infant food industry was accused of having caused a decline in breast-feeding through the inappropriate marketing of breast milk substitutes. According to the accusations, the result was malnutrition, gastroenteritis and increased infant mortality.

subjects: Nutrition,  Nestlé Alimentana Company,  Baby foods industry,  Infant formulas,  Health aspects,  Infants,  Breast Feeding,  History,  Infant Food,  Politics,  Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena,  Public Opinion,  Nestlé Company,  Developing Countries