Breastmilk is the ideal food for infants. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is safe, clean, and contains antibodies which help protect against childhood illnesses.
"Breastmilk provides all the energy and nutrients that the infant needs for the first months of life, and it continues to provide up to half or more of a child's nutritional needs during the second half of the first year, and up to one third during the second year," notes the UN agency.
Yet nearly two out of three infants are not exclusively breastfed for the recommended six months. When mothers are unable to - or choose not to breastfeed, they turn to infant formula.
As it stands, the market is dominated by infant formula based on bovine milk, with a small percentage based on plant-based ingredients. If, as the experts say, 'breast is best, can industry move closer to replicating the real thing?
Source: Food navigator.com
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