Yes, again, it's that bugaboo: defining 'breastfeeding' 
poorly/incorrectly/incompletely and therefore getting meaningless 
results.

The news articles about this study say that the women were 25 to 42 
years old when the study began in 1989.  So their birthdates were 
between 1947 and 1964.  Non-exclusive breastfeeding and (very) early 
introduction of solid foods were the norm in the US during this time 
frame.

I also have not read the actual study so don't know if they tried to 
correct for the confounding effects of early solids and/or 
non-exclusive breastfeeding.  For all we know, starting rice cereal 
at 3 weeks negates the weight-regulating effects of being breastfed.

It is frustrating that other, well-done studies on more recent 
populations showing that bfdg *does* protect against overweight and 
obesity are being ignored.

Margaret
Longmont, CO


>Breastfeeding babies won't prevent obesity in adulthood: Study
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>http://www.thestar.com/News/article/206476

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