Cow & Gate Milk ad banned over iron claim
by Maisie McCabe, 22 September 2010, 8:47am
An ad for Cow & Gate Complete Care Growing Up Milk has been banned for misleading viewers about how much iron toddlers need to eat to prevent development problems.
IBFAN/BFLG New report: Breastfeeding aids child brain development
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In case you didn’t see this article in yesterday’s Observer. (page 25)
Breastfeeding aids child brain development, study finds Babies breastfed in first four weeks are still outperforming their peers in school at age 14, according to new study
“I.R.S. officials say they consider breast milk a food that can promote good health, the same way that eating citrus fruit can prevent scurvy. But because the I.R.S. code considers nutrition a necessity rather than a medical condition, the agency’s analysts view the cost of breast pumps, bottles and pads as no more deserving of a tax break than an orange juicer.”