Comments on: Milk Wars: Spare the children from capitalism http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/milk-wars-spare-the-children-from-capitalism/ A geek's musings on technology, politics, the web & life Mon, 21 May 2012 03:17:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Schumey http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/milk-wars-spare-the-children-from-capitalism/#comment-47275 Schumey Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:03:31 +0000 http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/milk-wars-spare-the-children-from-capitalism/#comment-47275 Another problem is the misdirected focus of the people to preoccupied with trying to make ends meet. The daily grind of survival has overtaken health issues and has taken the backseat. Another problem is the misdirected focus of the people to preoccupied with trying to make ends meet. The daily grind of survival has overtaken health issues and has taken the backseat.

]]> By: Prudence http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/milk-wars-spare-the-children-from-capitalism/#comment-46594 Prudence Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:36:43 +0000 http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/milk-wars-spare-the-children-from-capitalism/#comment-46594 I think it is because of the public's preference to listen more to commercial ads than to the advice of their family physicians that the campaign for milk formula being better than breastmilk has succeeded. Haven't I encountered this often in the clinic and the hospital? Everytime I try to educate people about the importance of breastfeeding or some other healthy practice, they'd tell me, "Eh bakit sa commercial ganito daw sabi ---." Even if I do tell them that all advertisements are an exaggeration, still, they'd rather listen to what the ads were saying, because according to them, it wouldn't get on TV if it isn't "true". I call it stubborn willful ignorance. Worse, however, is that some doctors do promote the use of milk formulas over breastfeeding. I'd not blame it on those who advertise, rather I'd blame it on those who listen and believe advertisements without verifying if their claims are true. I think it is because of the public's preference to listen more to commercial ads than to the advice of their family physicians that the campaign for milk formula being better than breastmilk has succeeded.

Haven't I encountered this often in the clinic and the hospital? Everytime I try to educate people about the importance of breastfeeding or some other healthy practice, they'd tell me, "Eh bakit sa commercial ganito daw sabi —." Even if I do tell them that all advertisements are an exaggeration, still, they'd rather listen to what the ads were saying, because according to them, it wouldn't get on TV if it isn't "true". I call it stubborn willful ignorance.

Worse, however, is that some doctors do promote the use of milk formulas over breastfeeding.

I'd not blame it on those who advertise, rather I'd blame it on those who listen and believe advertisements without verifying if their claims are true.

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