Synopsis: Recent headlines on uranium in breastmilk alarmed parents, but the study found only trace, safe levels in mothers from high-groundwater areas. No harm was seen in babies. Experts and WHO stress: breastfeeding remains far safer than formula. The real concern is India’s unmonitored borewells, not breastmilk itself.

A headline that puts “uranium” and “breastmilk” together is enough to worry any parent. Recent studies have reported elevated uranium levels in groundwater across several districts, sometimes exceeding the WHO limit of 30 µg/L. Long-term exposure to high levels of uranium can affect bones, kidneys and potentially increase cancer risk. It can also bioaccumulate in the body — which is why researchers looked for its presence in breastmilk.

But the study that sparked the

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