Historical and contemporary evidence documents that aggressive marketing and promotion of infant formula by transnational corporations like Nestlé in developing countries undermined breastfeeding and contributed to adverse infant health outcomes and mortality.
The retrieved literature consistently discusses the negative impacts of marketing commercial breastmilk substitutes and baby foods in developing nations, highlighting historical controversies like the Nestlé boycott and ongoing concerns regarding unethical marketing practices that hinder breastfeeding and threaten infant health.