Breastfeeding is not mentioned, but too rapid growth ups diabetes risks.

Judy Ritchie



http://www.tribnet.com/news/story/4784419p-4727967c.html



Doctors should reconsider the idea that small babies should get extra
calories to encourage rapid growth, said Dr. Francine Kaufman, a pediatric
endocrinologist and past president of the American Diabetes Association.



"We need to look at not overfeeding some of these children," she said.


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