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Tue, 13 May 1997 21:27:27 -0400
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Thought you all might be interested on my dh's (Victor) take on
breastfeeding.  He is presently on postdoc #2, he is an evolutionary
biologist.  I recently purchased Kathy Dettwyler's book (Biocultural
Perspectives...) since besides being interested in breastfeeding, in
another life I got a M.A. in Anthropology.

Anyway, dh looks at things through evolutionary behavior glasses.  He
really likes the way Kathy D. looks at the biological anthropology of
breastfeeding.  One of the "hot" topics in his field is Maternal Genetic
Effects, how the genetics of the mother effects the phenotype/genotype of
the offspring.  He was discussing the book with one of his colleagues who
got excited about the fact that the mother gets something out of
breastfeeding - like "protection" from cancer.

When Victor teaches a biology class, especially for non-majors, he likes to
include many human examples to make it more interesting for the students.
Many of these examples are from our real life raising our children or from
breastfeeding related written material I've brought home.

Just some food for thought.


Alicia, LLLL in the Bluegrass (Lexington, KY)
aka Post Poster
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World Breastfeeding Week August 1-8, 1997 - "Nature's Way"

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