Susan writes: You can point to small populations where obesity was prized (like in Northern Niger where high class women were literally stuffed with cream and fat like ducks to make them beautifully enormous) but these were small pockets. And while it is more pervasive in developed countries, it is increasing in developing countries. ~~~ It is such a well-defined threat and growing that we have had a term for it for quite a few years: "The Double Burden of Malnutrition." There was a very fat booklet on these back in the late 90s/ early 2000s when I used to represent Maternal and Child Health issues for LLLI, at the United Nations. If anyone is interested in this: _ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/a0442e/a0442e00.pdf_ (ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/a0442e/a0442e00.pdf) The increasing and epidemic state of obesity and morbid obesity is sure to have a continued impact on working with mothers and babies. Peace, Judy Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL Brooklyn, NY, USA [log in to unmask] *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome