

That’s important, and any mother weighing the benefits of breastfeeding vs formula feeding needs to know that.Īs for the other Times quotes, regarding some breastfeeding benefits he supposedly called “weak”? The McGill researcher was quoted as saying that there was very little evidence to support that breastfeeding is beneficial for anything except a couple of IQ points.

I’m not aware of any studies that have observed any health benefits of formula feeding. There really isn’t any controversy about which mode of feeding is more beneficial for the baby and the mother, but when you read the article in The Times it sounds like there is. He is quite angry at being put on the other side of what he sees as part of his life work.

He said that the Times completely misquoted him and that he still very much believes in the benefits of breastmilk. Michael Kramer was “grossly misrepresented”. You may remember the post regarding feminist Joan Wolf, who believes there are very few benefits of breastfeeding, very much in the same style of Hanna Rosin. Renowned researcher Michael Kramer, who has advised the World Health Organization and Unicef, said that he was misquoted after being interviewed regarding supposed benefits of breastmilk.
