Sorry if this has already been posted; from Michelle:
LLLC Press Release
Healthy Weight Week, January 20-26, 2002
http://www.healthyweightnetwork.com/news12.htm
BREASTFED BABY AND MOM BOTH WINNERS IN THE WEIGHT LOSS GAME
>
> Chesterville, ON (January, 2002)-January marks healthy weight week and,
> according to studies, breastfeeding means healthy weight for both mom and
> baby. Breastfed babies have a lower likelihood of becoming obese as
> children and mom is more likely to return to post pregnancy weight sooner
> than her bottle-feeding counterparts.
>
> In late 2000, United States Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher conducted a
> Surgeon General's Listening Session in which participants generated ideas
> for and treatment strategies for prevention of obesity. Listed among
> priorities to prevent obesity was the promotion of breastfeeding.
>
> A 1999 Bavarian study of more than 9,000 children showed that babies
> breastfed for 3-5 months are 33% less likely to be obese at age six.
Babies
> who are exclusively breastfed for six months are 43% less likely to become
> obese and babies breastfed for more than one year are 72% less likely to
> become obese.
>
> In addition, some researchers believe that breastfeeding may play a role
in
> preventing obesity in adulthood. Bottle-fed infants had higher
> concentrations of insulin in their blood, which would be expected to aid
in
> fat deposition. Human milk contains fats and proteins significantly
> different from those available in artificial infant milk. The proteins in
> human milk are the correct amount and also easier to metabolize than the
> large amount found in artificial infant milk and therefore are not stored
> to later become fat, thereby decreasing the risk of obesity.
>
> To add to the benefits of breastfeeding for infants, breastfeeding also
> makes it easier for mom to shed the extra pounds put on during
> pregnancy. Studies show that weight loss from 1 to 12 months postpartum
> was significantly greater in breastfeeding than formula-feeding women, due
> primarily to differences in the amount of calories burned by the milk
> producing mother.
For more information on the benefits of breastfeeding and weight loss or
> for a referral to a local La Leche League Canada Leader, call
> ************** La Leche League Canada is an affiliate of La Leche League
> International(LLLI), which was founded in 1956. LLLC helps mothers to
> breastfeed through mother-to-mother
> support, encouragement, information and education, and promotes a better
> understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy
> development of the baby and the mother.
> www.lalecheleaguecanada.ca
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