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The International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) consists of more than 200
public interest groups working around the world to save lives of infants and
ycung children by working together to bring lasting changes in infant
feeding pracr.ices ar ai’i 1 eve 'is. 7 ft FAN aims to promote rhe healr.h and
well-being of infants and young children and their mothers through
proteclion, promotion and support of optimal infant and young child feeding
tractices. ZBFAN works tor the universal and full implementation of
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relevant world Health Assembly (wHA) resolutions.
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> In this Breastfeeding info 9 the topic is Breastfeeding and Dental
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> Severe dental caries which occurs in very young children is referred
> to as baby bottle tooth decay, implying a strong link with artificial
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> Gause of Caries
> To understand the risks, we need to know what causes tooth decay. The
> bacteria Streptococcus mutans, which is found in about 20% of
> children younger than fourteen months, causes most cavities. The
> bacteria feed on the sugars that are present on teeth. They
> metabolize the sugar and secrete acid as a waste product
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