eli5: why isn’t formula milk just formulated to be better than breastmilk?
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Because millions of years of evolution have made breastmilk an almost ideal fuel source for infants. Even making it “equally good” isn’t affordable, the missing ingredients are expensive to synthesize. You could get “better” formula (nearly as good as breastmilk) at $500 per can, but nobody would buy that. The formula is a cost driver, and the products on the market are the balance point between cost and “good enough”.
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