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Margaret G. Bickmore wrote:
> Yes, again, it's that bugaboo: defining 'breastfeeding'
> poorly/incorrectly/incompletely and therefore getting meaningless
> results.
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> The news articles about this study say that the women were 25 to 42
> years old when the study began in 1989. So their birthdates were
> between 1947 and 1964. Non-exclusive breastfeeding and (very) early
> introduction of solid foods were the norm in the US during this time
> frame.
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> I also have not read the actual study so don't know if they tried to
> correct for the confounding effects of early solids and/or
> non-exclusive breastfeeding. For all we know, starting rice cereal at
> 3 weeks negates the weight-regulating effects of being breastfed.
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> It is frustrating that other, well-done studies on more recent
> populations showing that bfdg *does* protect against overweight and
> obesity are being ignored.
>
> Margaret
> Longmont, CO
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Also - I am sure that any adult who was breastfed as a child and still
overeats/eats way too much fast/junk food, will still be obese, no
matter how long they were breastfed! Don't you think?
Liz Cammin, RN
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