You are having a heated debate regarding breast-feeding in developing countries with your father. He claims that because of the shortage of food in some developing countries, we should provide formula to these mothers
You argue that breast milk is a better way to go and that a great number of children die because they are formula fed. What do you tell your father why formula-feeding is not really such a great idea?
a. You finally concede since you discover that women in developing countries cannot breast-feed.
b. You finally concede because you learn that malaria can be spread through breast milk.
c. The formula is often mixed with contaminated water, which leads to 1.5 million infant deaths per year.
d. The formula is tainted in shipment, which causes severe illness and death
C. Infant formula is typically mixed with water, and in many developing countries the available water is not purified and may contain disease.
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