Well, it certainly makes sense that the largest generation in the US would coincide with the lowest rates of breastfeeding, and from that large generation would come another large generation of children! The b/f initiation rate in 1970 in the US was about 25% (according to Ross/Abbott labs...). 1990, it was about 50% (again, according to Ross/Abbott). The obesity rates, according to the CDC, in 1991, 4 states had rates of 15-19%, and no states had obesity rates above 20%. In 2004, again, according to the CDC, 7 states had rates of 15-19%, 33 states had rates of 20-24%, and 9 states had rates in excess of 25%. (no data for one state) Assuming these rates of obesity are related to adults, it would take at least 20 years to hit this "scale." I agree, Judith. Quite a leap to come to this conclusion. I think it would have more to do with stuffing a newborn's stomach with 4 ounces of formula! Best wishes, Heather "Sam" Doak <<I stumbled over this abstract today while looking for something quite different. I can't access the full article, but found the abstract pretty astounding. Somebody is making QUITE the leap in logic it seems. Would love to her from someone who has access to the full article. Judith <<snip>> Conclusion: We hypothesize that non-rule breastfeeding favours the development of snacking throughout the day during childhood, a habit which in turn favours the development of obesity. *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html