At the end of last week, the media reported that one in eight women in the UK will contract breast cancer. Journalists debated the causes of this rise - talking about 'unhealthy lifestyle choices' such as poor diet and binge drinking. The usual 'having babies later in life' was also discussed - but no-one wanted to go there about low rates of breast feeding in this country. Poor breast feeding - also blamed for so much (sagging boobs, depriving dads of feeds, being really difficult ) but never given credit where credit's due - i.e. : breastfeeding reduces your chances of getting breast cancer !
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810161858.htm
Why does the mainstream media shy away from indirectly promoting breast feeding ?
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