Childhood obesity

Abstract

Breast feeding is important Editor-Frühbeck does not consider the role of infant feeding in the aetiology of childhood overweight and obesity. 1 Dewey et al found that formula fed infants were heavier than those who received no milk other than breast milk in the first 12 months, although they were of similar length and head circumference. 2 The study also found that the energy intake of breastfed infants was lower than that of formula fed infants, even after the introduction of solids, and suggested that relatively low energy intakes are a function of self regulation in breastfed infants. Von Kries et al found in children aged 5 and 6 years a substantial, dose dependent, protective effect of breast feeding on obesity and overweight: three to five months of exclusive breast feeding was associated with a 35% reduction in obesity at the age of 5 to 6 years. They discuss the evidence for a programming effect of breast feeding in preventing obesity and overweight in later life. 3 Breast feeding mothers lose weight after pregnancy more effectively than those who feed artificially, an advantage seen over at least the first 12 months of breast feeding. 4 It seems that promoting and supporting breast feeding should be part of the initiative to tackle the "epidemic of obesity." 5

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