(24) In addition, information given on infant and
young child feeding influences pregnant women, parents and caregivers when choosing the type of nourishment for children.
«WABA believes that programmes related to food and nutrition, health care and development and, especially programmes on infant and
young child feeding, should be free from commercial
influence and conflicts of interest» advocates Dato Anwar Fazal, WABA Executive Director; «this is especially since optimal breastfeeding, including early, exclusive breastfeeding for six months, and continued adequate breastfeeding for up to two years or longer constitute the primary intervention to prevent
child mortality worldwide.»
My own Twitter
feed was lit up on this story by angry dismissals of Emmett's assertions that there might be an
influence on what's offered in
children's work by a
young people's industry led by women, but the Times story was followed by some thoughtful comment, such as: