Anyone see this article in NEJM? http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/351/21/2179?query=TOC In the discussion the doctors state: "The effect of low birth weight on the risk of disease in adulthood may be considerable" (2183). And then there was an editorial: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/351/21/2229?query=TOC In the editorial Sperling states: "In addition when maternal undernutrition during gestation in the rat model is followed by the provision of a high-calorie diet to the pups after birth, the pups become obese, whereas the same postnatal diet does not cause obesity in the pups of mothers that have received adequate nutrition during pregnancy" (2229). The one thing they did not talk about is, of course, what these premature or full-term, but low birth weight infants are fed and how THE FOOD might be the cause of obesity, insulin resistance, or disease later in life. It seems to me the logical conclusion is that premature or undernourished infants are at MORE RISK from receiving inappropriate foods (AIM) than babies who are healthy and full-term. Would someone else or 2000 somebody-elses look at the articles and see what you think? I searched the archive to see if this was in fact an old study, but I found no reference to it. It appears to be contain new and old data. Katie Bredbeck mama and lactivist *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html