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58. How Important Is Breastfeeding, Really?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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The Importance of Time Toxicity in Medicine

There was a large shortage of baby formula in the US. Could that be another natural experiment to study the impact of breastfeeding? There are few resources in medicine as precious or as finite as time. How much time do you spend with your doctor? New research suggests it's more than you did 40 years ago. Does it matter?

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