Barbara writes:

And my  concern is that babies who eat like this may set up a life long 
pattern of  eating huge amounts per meal which in turn negatively affects 
digestion.   Is this also a pattern that leads to obesity? digestive problem?  Are  
there any studies that address this?  Or does it matter more what the  total 
amount in 24 hr is?


I have the same concern, Barbara. Without any solid evidence I think we can  
still say that it  makes sense that this could happen. We do have a  whole 
generation of children in which overweight and obesity is really obvious.  I am 
sure this is a web of issues, but certainly this could be one of them. If  
nothing else, we know that the child's blood sugar response in terms of spiking  
and dropping would be significantly different, and I do explain this to 
parents.  We know that baby brains run on sugars, and a nice, more even supply should 
 work better than long periods of "drought" in a rapidly growing infant.  The 
other part of this is that these babies may only experience physical  
contact, snuggling, etc, for 4 times in a 24 hour period!
 
I do find it all both scary and sad.
 
Peace,
Judy  

Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA




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