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Why can't babies drink cow's milk?

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It is because babies can develop a allergy to it. Cow's milk is also hard for babies to digest.

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Mainly because it's too 'rich'. Babies up to one-year-old should be fed on breast-milk. Additionally, some babies develop an allergy to cows milk.

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