eli5: why isn’t formula milk just formulated to be better than breastmilk?
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Breast milk has antibodies from the mother that her body has used to counteract things that have been, or are currently, in her environment. This means that the baby is encountering these same things and is gaining antibodies from the mother rather than having to fight the germs off on it’s own. It is not possible to replicate that in a manufactured product. Formula is not bad but breast milk will always be better.
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