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Obesity among children is a growing problem in Africa.
Many families in the US encountered empty shelves when they went in search of infant formula during COVID-19.
An infant nutrition expert explains the efforts to ensure there is enough baby formula for US consumption and the differences between domestic and imported produce.
Biden said the Defense Production Act would help end the shortage by directing suppliers of baby formula to prioritize delivery to formula manufacturers.
The closure of a factory in Michigan is the incident that put new parents across the US on edge, but the real causes for the shortage of baby formula are many years in the making.
An infant nutrition expert explains what is behind the current formula shortage and what can be done to support hard-pressed parents.
Kenya wants parents to be able to make more informed choices about feeding their babies.
With the high cost of infant formula, food-insecure mothers who cannot breastfeed are struggling to feed their babies.
Researchers don’t fully understand the composition of breast milk and its benefits. Beyond nutrition, it contains enzymes, hormones and the mother’s antibodies — including antibodies for COVID-19.
Shaking polypropylene bottles and washing them with very hot water can release millions of tiny plastic particles. Here are four ways to reduce exposure.
Researchers investigated 212 commercially available infant formula milk products on sale in 11 countries.
The proposed acquisition of infant formula producer Bellamy’s Australia Ltd by China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited has been given approval by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Strict, legally enforceable conditions…
Formula feeding has been linked to higher weight gain in children. But parents who are formula feeding their babies can take measures to promote healthy weight gain.
Mothers who cannot breastfeed are absolutely not failing, rather, they are being failed.
From the moment their baby is born, Australian parents receive conflicting advice on how to cope with newborn issues. What we are doing wastes our resources, but we’re not investing in alternatives.
A widely publicised study that cast doubt on the safety of milk formula was misleading, based on dubiously reported studies and may have serious consequences.
However mothers feed their babies, there is always some kind of criticism.
Negative breastfeeding experiences can make special drives to encourage it all too painful for some.
Microscopic needle-like particles don’t seem like something you’d want to feed a baby. Whether safe or not, the way we deal with nanoscale food additives leaves plenty of other questions.
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Research Fellow, University of Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Pediatrics, The University of Texas at Austin
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Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Nursing, University of Sydney
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Public Health Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
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Associate Professor and Director of the SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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