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Obese formula fed babies
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"katherine a. dettwyler" <[log in to unmask]>
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Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:44:38 -0500
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Did anyone else catch the "news" that a recent study shows that babies of
obese mothers who are formula-feeding consume 20% more formula than babies
of non-obese mothers, and have a "vigorous feeding style"?  Why did no one
recommend that maybe these babies should have been breastfed instead?

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Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D.                         email: [log in to unmask]
Anthropology Department                               phone: (409) 845-5256
Texas A&M University                                    fax: (409) 845-4070
College Station, TX  77843-4352

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