Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Formula marketing in developing countries during the 1970s contributed to an estimated 1.5 million infant deaths annually from contaminated water and malnutrition — leading to the 1977 Nestlé boycott. Breastfed babies have 50% fewer ear infections, 36% lower SIDS risk, and reduced rates of asthma, obesity, and diabetes. Dr. Hartman’s explanation for how medicine got something so basic wrong: hubris and intellectualism displacing common sense.
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Formula marketing in developing countries during the 1970s contributed to an estimated 1.5 million infant deaths annually from contaminated water and malnutrition — leading to the 1977 Nestlé boycott. Breastfed babies have 50% fewer ear infections, 36% lower SIDS risk, and reduced rates of asthma, obesity, and diabetes. Dr. Hartman’s explanation for how medicine got something so basic wrong: hubris and intellectualism displacing common sense.
#MedicalBlindSpots #Breastfeeding #InfantHealth #PublicHealth
