Breastfeeding basics: why do babies seem more full on formula?

Despite efforts by the world's leading medical authorities to educate people about the many benefits of breastfeeding, many women tend to doubt the quality of their breast milk, turning to infant formula to provide for the dietary needs of their babies. Infant formula is, in most cases, not necessary and cannot (given medical research findings) be considered an alternative that is in any way preferable to human milk. One reason that mothers often give up breastfeeding or choose to feed their babies with "supplemental" infant formula may be that certain physiological effects that occur in infants as a result of formula feeding are mistakenly viewed as signs that babies are more satisfied or...