Is more weight gain better in a world where people are getting
progressively more obese?
Another explanation for greater weight gain in schedule fed infants is
that when the infant knows it's going to be a looong time before he gets
access to food again, he is likely to gorge himself, setting up a
pattern that can lead to a disordered relationship to food for life.
There are studies that show that self-regulation leads to more normal
weights in childhood, whereas parental control (either coaxing to eat
more or restriction of food) leads to obesity.
Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC NYC
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