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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