I am curious what the conclusions were.  Could someone with a subscription
who read the whole article, please summarize.
Thanks,
Chayn in Israel IBCLC

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Sharon Knorr <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I guess that part of the issue is understanding how humans evolved and what
> were their eating patterns during that time. We know that is has been the
> norm that babies were breastfed, oftentimes for many years. What we need
> more info about is the weaning process-  when did it actually begin and
> how?
> Did mothers chew up food and give it to their babies at a fairly young age,
> a few months old,  or did it happen much later?
>
> Have to go
>
> Sharon
>
> On Feb 6, 2011 5:11 PM, "Jessica Claire" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > In the Feb 7 issue:
> >
> > http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/02/07/110207fa_fact_groopman
> >
> > You can't read the full article without an online subscription, but
> > I'd LOVE to hear any Lactnet opinions on this piece and the research
> > cited. I just read my hardcopy and this jumped out at me:
> >
> > "[Dr. Gideon] Lack is also conducting a study funded by the Food
> > Standards Agency and the Medical Research Council, in the United
> > Kingdom, about when to wean children from breast-feeding and how a
> > baby's consumption of allergenic foods affects her later development
> > of allergies. As part of that work, he is examining thirteen hundred
> > babies in the United Kingdom."
> >
> > Jessica Claire
> > LLLL in Los Angeles
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