No mention of breastfeeding in this press release, but there might be in 
the actual study. I can imagine the consequences of parents worrying about 
roly-poly breastfed babies, so

The link: <http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/522491/?sc=mwtn>

The description:

"By examining more than 120,000 children under age 6 in Massachusetts over 
22 years, a newly published study shows that young children—especially 
infants—are now more likely to be overweight. This study was based at the 
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention of Harvard Medical School and 
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and appears in the July issue of Obesity."

And a quote:

"Infants from birth to six months of age, an age group seldom studied 
before, had particularly surprising results. Of all the age groups studied, 
these infants had the greatest jump in risk of becoming overweight, at 59 
percent, and the number of overweight infants increased by 74 percent. 
`This information is important to public health because previous studies 
show that accelerated weight gain in the first few months after birth is 
associated with obesity later in life,' says Gillman."

regards,
Julia

Julia R. Barrett
Freelance Science Writer & Editor
Mom to Sean (6) and Kira (2)
Madison, Wisconsin

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