Breastfeeding in America
Breastfeeding in America is underutilized due to a couple complex issues, and is portrayed as having benefits over formula when every other scientific experiment compares the naturally occurring event to the manmade alteration. This being said the results should naturally state that by feeding your child formula you are putting them at a higher risk of a wide range of diseases; however the reverse is true research states that you reduce your child’s risk of developing a wide range of diseases by feeding them human milk.
The first article I found is Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk, and the Second article is Barriers to Breastfeeding in the United States both article are primary sources which lends credibility …show more content…
The first article is present in a technical manner that can be hard to follow, whereas the second article is written for the general populous to read. This allows the second article to be more persuasive than the first but also makes it slightly less credible. After reading both articles my beliefs have not changed but the supportive information has changed slightly. In the second article it states “Another national survey found that only a quarter of the U.S. public agreed that feeding a baby with infant formula instead of breast milk increases the chances the baby will get sick.” (Office of the Surgeon General (US); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); Office on Women's Health (US), 2011) this was in direct counter diction of my stated opinion above, which made me alter my thoughts slightly. I can no longer state that the information is always provided in the reverse of scientific norms. Instead I should state that 75% of Americans do not believe that formula increases the risks that their baby may get many diseases. In order for my entire opinion to change I would need to see proof that breastfeeding is no longer the secondary choice of the average American women and that it is widely accepted in American culture through person
Breastfeeding in America is underutilized due to a couple complex issues, and is portrayed as having benefits over formula when every other scientific experiment compares the naturally occurring event to the manmade alteration. This being said the results should naturally state that by feeding your child formula you are putting them at a higher risk of a wide range of diseases; however the reverse is true research states that you reduce your child’s risk of developing a wide range of diseases by feeding them human milk.
The first article I found is Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk, and the Second article is Barriers to Breastfeeding in the United States both article are primary sources which lends credibility …show more content…
The first article is present in a technical manner that can be hard to follow, whereas the second article is written for the general populous to read. This allows the second article to be more persuasive than the first but also makes it slightly less credible. After reading both articles my beliefs have not changed but the supportive information has changed slightly. In the second article it states “Another national survey found that only a quarter of the U.S. public agreed that feeding a baby with infant formula instead of breast milk increases the chances the baby will get sick.” (Office of the Surgeon General (US); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); Office on Women's Health (US), 2011) this was in direct counter diction of my stated opinion above, which made me alter my thoughts slightly. I can no longer state that the information is always provided in the reverse of scientific norms. Instead I should state that 75% of Americans do not believe that formula increases the risks that their baby may get many diseases. In order for my entire opinion to change I would need to see proof that breastfeeding is no longer the secondary choice of the average American women and that it is widely accepted in American culture through person