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Monday, November 29, 2010

CDC Report Says Breastfeeding Reduces Infants' Likelihood of Obesity Later in Life

In a Nov. 26 article on the website of Arizona news station ABC15, registered nurse and lactation consultant Doreen L. Connor reported that infants who are breastfed by their mothers are less likely to become overweight than are non-breastfed youth:

When we discuss the topic of childhood obesity, we need to start at the beginning -- when they are still infants.

According to a study published on the Centers for Disease Control website, each month a baby is breastfed, the odds of being overweight goes down by 4 percent, up to nine months. The results showed a 30 percent decrease overall in the chances the baby will be overweight, compared to a baby who is never breastfed.

Labels: prevention, mothers, infant

Posted By: My Overweight Child

Comments:

Chelsea on 1/7/2011

Interesting article. I wonder why this is. A lot of moms choose between breast feeding or bottle feeding (or a combo thereof), whereas adoptive moms don't have a choice.

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