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For
baby, artificial feeding increases the risk
of the following diseases (among others*):
•
Otitis media (middle ear infection): 3 to
5 times more likely
• Gastroenteritis: 6 times more likely
• Diarrhea
• Respiratory diseases (bronchitis, pneumonia):
2 to 5 times more likely
• Allergies
• Asthma
•
Obesity
•
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): 3 to
5 times more likely
• Lymphomas: 6 to 8 times more likely
• Type-1 Diabetes: 2 to 7 times more likely
• Necrotising enterocolitis: 20 times more
likely
• Inflammatory diseases of the intestine
(ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease):
3 times more likely
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Breast Cancer in girls
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Hodgkin's disease
•
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Urinary tract infections
•
Vision troubles
• Poor development of jaw muscles and malocclusion
• IQ up to 8-10 points lower
• Tooth decay (« bottle caries »)
• Less effective immunisations (vaccines)
•
Premature
death (in the first year of life): 26.5%
increased risk
*Incidence of all diseases
studied is higher in formula-fed babies
than in breastfed babies.
For mother, NOT breastfeeding increases the
risk for the following diseases (among others)
•
Post-partum haemorrhage
• Pre-menopausal Breast Cancer: 2 times
more likely
• Ovarian Cancer: 1.6 times more likely
• Endometrial
Cancer
• The mother
who has Gestational Diabetes is 2 times more at risk of developing
type-2 Diabetes later on if she does not breastfeed
• Osteoporosis
Artificial feeding also has an important impact
on
FAMILY
• Artificial feeding is very demanding of
time and energy: shopping for formula and
supplies; preparation, cleaning/sterilising;
etc.
• Supplies
– milks and accessories - for formula feeding cost, in Canada,
between 2000$ and 3000$ per year, per child.
• Medical costs and lost wages stemming
from higher illness rates in formula-fed
babies are important.
SOCIETY
• Artificial
feeding costs the Canadian health care system billions of dollars
per year.
THE ENVIRONMENT
• Production
and consumption of artificial baby milks are a significant source
of pollution.
See also Dr. Newman's article « Risks
of formula feeding »
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