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On Tuesday, a leading maternity brand Mamaway posted a short-form video that immediately sparked backlash. In it, they claimed that giving your baby formula is just as bad as having boba for every meal, and could even lead to developing ADHD. The post has not only caused uproar among mothers. Medical professionals have stepped in to stop the rumors, and the Food and Drug Administration has asked Meta to remove the video in question.

Short-form video posted by Mamaway
Do you know how sugary the baby formula you give your little ones is? Let’s say this is a bottle of baby formula. Maybe more than half of its contents are all sugar. It’s like drinking two large bottles of coke.

The short-form video posted by leading maternity products and services brand, Mamaway immediately caught on.

Short-form video posted by Mamaway
You wouldn’t get a boba every day yourself, right? But you’re letting your baby have boba for every single meal. There’s one issue of high sugar intake for babies: they’re susceptible of developing ADHD.

The video likened baby formula to Taiwan’s favorite guilty pleasure, boba, and even went as far as to say that it could cause a mental disorder. The video immediately sparked an outcry from mothers who can’t breastfeed. Even doctors are stepping in to debunk the claims.

Wu Han-meng
Pediatrician
Most of the added sugars in baby formula are lactose. It’s not the same as fructose or cane sugar, which is what you get for any drink sold on the market or boba. The amount of lactose the baby ingests every time you give them baby formula only accounts for around 7% of the total volume, which is around the same as breast milk. As long as you buy from a reputable brand with certifications, your child will basically grow up healthy.

Mamaway insists that the video is based on facts and so they will not delete the video. They even cited sources, but a doctor says they’re not reputable.

Voice of Su Yi-ning
OB-GYN
None of the sources they provided are formal scientific literature. They’ve misinterpreted the articles. Either they come out and clarify or answer people’s questions.

Voice of Liao Tzu-ting
Food and Drug Administration
The content in the short-form video violated Article 46-1 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, for disseminating a rumor or incorrect information concerning food safety. The Food and Drug Administration reported the post to Meta on Aug. 28 and asked them to remove it.

Janet Chia
Taipei 101 chair
I’m one of those moms that didn’t produce much breast milk. All my kids basically only had baby formula, but they’re all thriving even now.

Maggie Lu
Actor
It’s totally unnecessary to put so much pressure on mothers who cannot fully breast feed, because baby formula these days is already so close to the real thing, so I don’t think people should stress about it.

The consensus seems to be that whether to breastfeed or bottle feed don’t really make much of a difference, so parents should just do what they prefer. However, a company with such a large market share should’ve known better than spreading information they may not even fully grasp.

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