Gabrielle Palmer's groundbreaking book "The Politics of
Breastfeeding" highlighted the controversies surrounding the
aggressive promotion of breast milk substitutes. She now turns her
attention to complementary feeding - the first foods that a child
eats besides milk. For most of human existence, children went
without industrially processed foods and branded food products. Can
we applaud the progress of the way children are fed today? In our
unequal world one billion people risk their health through
overconsumption while two billion people are hungry. The health
problems of both groups start in early childhood. The power and
influence of the food industry has increased dramatically in recent
decades. Seductive and often unethical modern marketing methods
have led to the promotion of unsuitable, unnecessary and sometimes
harmful baby foods. Yet not all industrially processed foods are
bad and not all 'natural' foods are good. Both poor and rich
children may be inappropriately fed. What lessons can we learn from
history? How do cultural and religious beliefs influence the choice
of food? Can government initiatives have any effect? How can we
provide good nutrition for all infants? This brief, compassionate
and thought-provoking new book will be of interest to anyone who is
curious about the world, its children and their nutrition, and will
stimulate discussion and debate as part of the campaign to create a
world where health for all is a true goal.
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