The item I saw had a much more unfortunate spin:
Will Breastfeeding Protect An Infant From Obesity? Apparently Not
Main Category: Pediatrics News
Article Date: 10 Mar 2006 - 17:00pm (UK)
According to an article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
breastfeeding will not protect an infant from childhood obesity -
contradicting previous research.
In this study, researchers measured how much fat 313 American 5-year-olds
had. They also asked their parents whether their child had been breastfed.
Breastfeeding was found to make no difference.
...
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=39289
-- Jodine Chase
On 3/10/06 11:53 AM, "Ellen Penchuk, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> http://news.yahoo.com/health
>
> "In the study, one-quarter of the mothers never breast-fed. Of the 231 who
> did, 88 did so for less than six months, 77 for six months to a year, and
> 66 for more than a year. Fifty-two of those women breast-fed for more than
> a year without using formula. Half of the mothers followed the
> recommendation for introducing solid foods at four months, and only 8
> percent did not start feeding solids until age 6 months.
>
>
> The researchers found no differences in fat levels between bottle-fed or
> breast-fed children, or in children who first ate solid foods earlier or
> later."
>
> They do go on to say:
>
> "The study results are definitely "not a strike against breast-feeding,"
> said Dr. Karen Hopkins, a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at
> the New York University Medical Center. The benefits of breast-feeding are
> well-documented, she said. "There's no added sugar or fat, no trans-fat"
> in breast milk, she pointed out. Studies have found breast milk protects
> infants from respiratory tract and ear infections, as well as improving
> their cognitive development, among numerous other benefits."
>
> Ellen Penchuk, IBCLC, RLC
>
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