Breastfeeding Reduces Risk of Obesity
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- Breastfed babies at lower risk of obesity. // GP: General Practitioner;6/10/2002, p8
Reports the reduction of risk in childhood obesity by breastfeeding infants in Great Britain.
- Breast-feeding reduces risk of obesity. Gaby, Alan R. // Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients;May2003, Issue 238, p32
Reports that breast-feeding reduces the risk of becoming obese later in childhood. Role of the higher content of docosahexaenoic acid in human milk in the development of the brain, including the area in the hypothalamus that controls the appetite; Identification of refined sugar contained in...
- Feeding infants of diabetic mothers. // Archives of Disease in Childhood;Jul2002, Vol. 87 Issue 1, p70
Discusses a study revealing that breast feeding by diabetic mothers may increase the risks of later overweight and glucose intolerance in infants. Milk of diabetic mothers containing more glucose, insulin and energy than that of nondiabetic mothers.
- Infant feeding and obesity through the lifecourse. Parsons T J; Power C; Manor O // Archives of Disease in Childhood;Sep2003, Vol. 88 Issue 9, p793
In the 1958 British birth cohort (n = 12,857 at age 7), breast feeding and BMI were unrelated in childhood. Breast feeding was protective against increased BMI at ages 16 and 33 years in females, and at 33 years in males, but this effect was markedly reduced and no longer significant after...
- Inverse Association of Overweight and Breast Feeding in 9 to 10-y-old Children in Germany // American Journal of Health Promotion;Jan/Feb2003, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p215
Presents an abstract of the study 'Inverse Association of Overweight and Breast Feeding in 9 to 10-y-old Children in Germany,' by A.D. Liese, T. Hirsch et al, published in a 2001 issue of the 'International Journal of Obesity.' Preventive potential of early nutrition in the development of...
- Breastfeeding Lowers Childhood Obesity Risk. // Alive: Canada's Natural Health & Wellness Magazine;Apr2003, Issue 246, p16
Reports on a study of Scottish children indicating that breastfeeding helps prevent childhood obesity. Details of the study; Canadian study to determine if formula-fed infants are at risk for type II diabetes.
- FIGHT FAT EARLIER. Springen, Karen // Newsweek;2/9/2004, Vol. 143 Issue 6, p71
Reports on a study which suggests that breast feeding can reduce the risk of obesity in children.
- Youth in America. // Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity;Mar2007, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p56
This article offers updates on youth-related issues in the U.S. The American Obesity Association is promoting the importance of family eating together at the dinner table in response to the increase in childhood obesity. The U.S. National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found a link...
- Breast feeding and obesity in childhood: cross sectional study. Li, L; Parsons, TJ; Power, C // BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition);10/18/2003, Vol. 327 Issue 7420, p904
Reports on a study in Great Britain on breast feeding and obesity in childhood. Information on data used in the study, including year of the study; Results of the study, such as effectiveness of breast feeding in protecting against obesity in childhood; Process that was used for the study, such...
