June 2010 Newsletter

May 24, 2010 – The Atlantic reports that Mead Johnson has introduced a chocolate formula for toddlers,  ages 12 to 36 months. This product is chocolate-flavored and has 19 grams of sugar (4 ½ teaspoons) per 7 oz serving. The company advertises that it has over 25 nutrients, Omega-3 DHA, and prebiotics. The authors of the article, Kelly Brownell, a director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, and Mary Story, a professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health at the University of Minnesota, were appalled that Mead Johnson would exploit parents’ vulnerabilities, especially in light of the obesity epidemic. They feel that infants need to transition from mothers’ milk to eating nutritious table foods, drinking milk, and developing healthy eating behaviors.

 

May 22, 2010 – CBC News reports on a rally of 12 women at a city pool in Winnipeg after Jenna Baker, who was breastfeeding h