Why Formula Feeding Can Be Harmful for Babies

• Loss of all benefits to mother and baby as a result of breastfeeding.
• Increased chances of respiratory, gastrointestinal, and ear infections.
• Increased chance of asthma and other allergies.
• Increased chance of necrotizing enterocolitis.
• Increased chance of chronic diseases like Type 1 diabetes, Ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease.
• Increased chance of heart disease, hypertension, obesity, altered blood cholesterol, and atherosclerosis in adulthood.
• Formula/Top feeding is time-consuming, less nutritious, and expensive.
• Hazardous to the environment due to plastic, tin containers, and energy consumption (gas, fuel, electricity).