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One hundred Sinhalese mothers with infants at three months age in a rural population in Central Sri Lanka were interviewed by questionnaire on the feeding of their infants from birth to 3 months of life. 96% of babies were being breast fed at 3 months age. However, 32% have already been started on formula. Of this 32, eight mothers were from poor families receiving state subsidies. 20 of the 32...