Researchers at The Australian National University and Deakin University have argued for active promotion of breastfeeding and an international legal treaty to better regulate formula food marketing ploys. This is vital for protecting the health and well-being of mothers and their infants. In a special three-paper series published in The Lancet, the researchers argue less than half of infants worldwide are being breastfed as recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, while milk fo...

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