Anyone see this article in NEJM?
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/351/21/2179?query=TOC

In the discussion the doctors state: "The effect of low birth weight on
the risk of disease in adulthood may be considerable" (2183).

And then there was an editorial:
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/351/21/2229?query=TOC

In the editorial Sperling states: "In addition when maternal
undernutrition during gestation in the rat model is followed by the
provision of a high-calorie diet to the pups after birth, the pups
become obese, whereas the same postnatal diet does not cause obesity in
the pups of mothers that have received adequate nutrition during
pregnancy" (2229).

The one thing they did not talk about is, of course, what these
premature or full-term, but low birth weight infants are fed and how
THE FOOD might be the cause of obesity, insulin resistance, or disease
later in life.  It seems to me the logical conclusion is that premature
or undernourished infants are at MORE RISK from receiving inappropriate
foods (AIM) than babies who are healthy and full-term.

Would someone else or 2000 somebody-elses look at the articles and see
what you think?

I searched the archive to see if this was in fact an old study, but I
found no reference to it.  It appears to be contain new and old data.

Katie Bredbeck
mama and lactivist

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