• LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I wonder how many mothers back then read that and thought:

    “No I do NOT know. In fact my instincts tell me this is bullshit.”

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      10 months ago

      Well, “mothers back then” drink alcohol and smoking while breastfeeding, so 7-up and milk is a high probability combination.

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        10 months ago

        led my mind on a train of thought and I was curious how infant mortality has improved over the years so I found this graphic:

        I’m most interested in the colorful squiggly lines that show a downward trend in infant mortality over the years, I’m not interested or care about the racial disparities, and I have no idea what that black jagged line going the opposite direction is.

        But I’m most interested in the colorful squiggly lines that show a downward trend in infant mortality over the years.