Another research topic resulting in split opinions?

Yesterday's health news on BBC reported that it may not be good for babies to be breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months.

Weaning before six months 'may help breastfed babies'

Excerpts:

In the British Medical Journal, the team said breastfed babies may benefit from being given solid food earlier.

Ten years ago, the World Health Organization published global advice advocating babies be exclusively breastfed for six months.

The WHO recommendation "rested largely" on a review of 16 studies, including seven from developing countries.

But another review of 33 studies found "no compelling evidence" not to introduce solids at four to six months, the experts said.

"I believe that this is a retrograde step and plays into the hands of the baby-food industry which has failed to support the six-month exclusive breastfeeding policy in the UK.

"There is evidence that some babies do die in developed countries from inappropriate young child feeding, such as the introduction of solid foods earlier before their swallowing mechanism is mature enough or they have fully developed the capability to cope with solid foods."


Well, there you have it. If they can't get breastfeeding, (which exists since oh, when?) right, how do you expect the policy makers to get cell phones and towers right?

As usual, there is the name calling, accusations and 3rd party benefiting from all these policy changes...