A Fact about MILK.

Batangas City - Troughout the world the number of mothers who breastfeed their babies has been declining, alarming health authorities.

In China, the price is high as shown by the thousands of infants who have been hospitalized after ingesting milk formula tainted with the industrial chemical melamine.

Normally used in plastics, melamine is a toxic chemical that can cause vomiting, kidney stones, and lead to kidney failures. Four Chinese infants have died after drinking contaminated milk.

Although there has been no confirmed cases of tainted milk being exported to other countries, Singapore and Hong Kong have reported similar problems, and the World Health Organization has advised other nations to take precautions.

But perhaps there is one very good lesson that can be picked up from the contaminated milk scandal. It is the need to promote breastfeeding in the country.

So, how are you, our fellow batanguenos? Still afraid of milk?