First‐food systems transformations and the ultra‐processing of infant and young child diets: The determinants, dynamics and consequences of the global rise in commercial milk formula consumption

• Main Authors: Phillip Baker (Author), Thiago Santos (Author), Paulo Augusto Neves (Author), Priscila Machado (Author), Julie Smith (Author), Ellen Piwoz (Author), Aluisio J. D. Barros (Author), Cesar G. Victora (Author), David McCoy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The inappropriate marketing and aggressive promotion of breastmilk substitutes (BMS) undermines breastfeeding and harms child and maternal health in all country contexts. Although a global milk formula 'sales boom' is reportedly underway, few studies have investigated its dynamics...