The Risks of Formula and Formulaic Science Reporting

“Studies have shown,” says the New York Times Gardiner Harris, “that children who are fed formula have increased risks of ear and respiratory infections, obesity, diabetes and even cancer.”
But instead of the link text taking you to the actually studies which purport to show these connections, there are just links to Times query forms, [...]

Diabetes and Nursing

Rebecca Goldin Ph.D
A recent flurry of interest in the benefits of breastfeeding has led to some rather scary messages from the press: if you don’t nurse — or if you don’t nurse enough — your baby will have all sorts of problems, from obesity to leukemia. Parents are being told point blank: formula kills. A [...]

Scaring Women Into Breastfeeding: Mention Leukemia Risk to Baby

Rebecca Goldin Ph.D
A journalist claims that science suggests millions of kids have been put at risk by not breast-feeding, but the science says otherwise… more
Originally published October 15, 2007