Bad Science: Breast Milk and Formula

We've all heard, “breast is best," but is it true? What's the real science behind breast milk and baby formula? Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free! Try it here: https://skl.sh/scishow-15 Hosted by: Hank Green Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters Sources: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/breastfeed-supply.html https://medcraveonline.com/JPNC/JPNC-02-00096.pdf https://face2faceafrica.com/article/the-disturbing-history-of-enslaved-mothers-forced-to-breastfeed-white-babies-in-the-1600s https://www.alimentarium.org/en/magazine/history/history-baby-bottles https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7023787/ https://medcraveonline.com/JPNC/JPNC-02-00096 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/381850/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2684040/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11160571/ https://www.health-foundations.com/blog/2015/01/05/a-brief-and-fascinating-history-of-breastfeeding-and-its-alternatives https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/515580 https://multinationalmonitor.org/hyper/issues/1987/04/formula.html https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/06/magazine/the-controversy-over-infant-formula.html https://daily.jstor.org/the-continuing-controversy-over-baby-formula/ https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/11/archives/baby-formula-sales-in-third-world-criticized-some-producers-accused.html https://www.unicef.org/nutrition/index_24806.html https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/baby-friendly-usa-celebrates-major-milestone-of-500-baby-friendly-designated-facilities-in-the-united-states/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26924775 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301835/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21348815 https://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/38/12/552 https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/making-decision-breastfeed https://www.who.int/life-course/news/commentaries/breastfeeding-can-save-lives/en/ https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/79198/9789241505307_eng.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5295103/ https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/resources/breastfeeding-trends.htm http://www.floridahealth.gov/statistics-and-data/survey-data/pregnancy-risk-assessment-monitoring-system/_documents/reports/breastfeeding2013.pdf https://www.theatlas.com/charts/BJO87NgrZ https://www.theatlas.com/charts/BJF7HEgB- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953614000549 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/193490 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17855282 https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002554 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/135/supplement_1/s13.1 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2546142 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6353266/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29452740 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/138/3/e20161889 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/143/1/e20182488 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/116/3/e343.short https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12949292 https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/breastfeeding/Pages/Warning-Signs-of-Breastfeeding-Problems.aspx https://www.llli.org/breastfeeding-info/frequency-feeding-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5005964/ https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/112/3/607 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0150053 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/131/6/1059 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2716798 https://jme.bmj.com/content/44/11/756 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3884092/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3877694/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0003122411435477 https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/breastfeeding/Pages/How-Often-to-Breastfeed.aspx https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/breastfeed-often.html https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/formula-feeding/Pages/Amount-and-Schedule-of-Formula-Feedings.aspx https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673617305524 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/23/what-youve-read-about-breastfeeding-may-not-be-true/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/510141 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1523-536X.1981.tb01593.x https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/nis_data/results.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4025624/ https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/for-facilities/practice-guidelines/10-steps-and-international-code/