I glimpsed the health section of our local news this evening and it featured
a new piece of equipment called the "Pea Pod" which measures body fat of
infants by using differences in air pressure.  What caught my attention and
concerns me is that the media hype was that infant body fat can be a
predictor of adult health problems.  However, this was not elaborated upon
and the premie twin babies shown were *not* chubby.  I was left with the
feeling that thin babies are the goal, although that was never stated.
Perhaps the real use is to identify premies who are too thin?  I was very
confused.  Is anyone up to speed on this?  The bottle-feeding and
"not-very-connected-with-her-babies mother" did not help the piece, either.

This was a nationally-shot piece on Fox, so I'm trying to use my reaction as
an "in" with the local health reporter to twist it into the protective
benefits of breastfeeding and women needing to make informed choices, blah
blah blah.  Those of you working with the Ad Council might be able to use
that approach, too?

Confused in KS,
Rebecca DeYoung Daniels, MBA, RD, LD, IBCLC & MOM to 5

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