The Department of Health recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. But is this supported by the best available scientific evidence? Mary Fewtrell is a paediatrician at the UCL Institute of Child Health, who has spent her career investigating the links between infant nutrition and health, both short-term and in later life. She talks to the Wellcome Trust's Daniel Glaser about the intersection of scientific evidence, opinion and policy.![]()
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