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IFC Response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2011 Vital Signs Report

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International Formula Council* (IFC) supports breastfeeding as the ideal choice for infant feeding. IFC also supports the right of parents to choose the feeding option for their baby that best fits their individual family situation.  For those mothers who cannot or choose not to breastfeed, infant formula is the only safe, nutritious, and recommended alternative.

Study Finds Timing of Solid Foods Affects Later Life Obesity

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A study in the February 2011 edition of Pediatrics titled, “Timing of Solid Food Introduction and Risk of Obesity in Preschool-Aged Children” by Susanna Huh et al.

Dr. Lillian Beard’s Guidelines for Healthy Infant Feeding

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Infant Feeding Effects on Obesity Article Published

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Journal of Nutrition Research Explores Infant Feeding and the Development of Obesity

ATLANTA (January 16, 2009) – The February edition of the Journal of Nutrition offers new insights into possible associations between infant feeding and health outcomes related to obesity.  According to David Barker, M.D., Ph.D., professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Southampton, UK and professor of Cardiovascular in the Department of Medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University and one of the authors of the report, “A longer period of breastfeeding was assoc

Breastfeeding and Risk of Later Life Obesity

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New Scientific Review Addresses The Relationship Between Breastfeeding And Risk Of Later Life Obesity

ATLANTA (November 4, 2008) – Breast milk is recognized and recommended as the ideal form of infant nutrition and benefits the health of infants.  Additionally, studies have looked to see if breastfeeding conveys long term health benefits, such as reducing the risk of chronic diseases.   A recent review of obesity studies, however, indicates that protection against later life obesity is not likely one of the benefits.

Data have shown that there are many facto

Infant Feeding Effects on Obesity

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New Studies Add Insights to Issue of Infant Feeding and Effects on Obesity

Conference at Experimental Biology Explores Infant Feeding and the Development of Obesity

San DIEGO (April 9, 2008) – On Wednesday, April 9, 2008, a symposium at the American Society for Nutrition’s annual meeting at Experimental Biology was held in which noted scientists discussed new infant feeding studies that used methodology such as randomized clinical trials (involving breastfeeding promotion) as well as sibling pairs analysis.

Infant Formula and Obesity

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New Study Finds that Breastfeeding is Not Associated with a Reduced Risk of Obesity in Adults

ATLANTA – An independent study conducted by Harvard Medical School researchers, published in the July edition of the International Journal of Obesity, finds that women who were breastfed did not have lower incidence of overweight or obesity in adulthood when compared to women who were not breastfed.

Additionally, the study finds that although exclusive breastfeeding (for at least six months) is associated with leaner body shape at five years, this association does not per

Fortified Milks Help Reduce Infant Morbidity

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Effects Of Fortified Milk On Morbidity In Young Children In North India: Community based, randomized, double masked placebo controlled trial

A November 2006 study published in the British Medical Journal indicates that fortified milks that contain immune-specific minerals and vitamins, such as follow-on formulas, growing up milks or toddler milks, may significantly reduce childhood morbidity in developing countries.  Researchers examined the effect of fortified milk on the incidence of childhood illness and death due to lower respiratory tract inf

Obesity in Bottlefed and Breastfed Babies

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Breastfeeding, Introduction of Complementary Foods, and Adiposity at Five Years of Age

A study published in the December 2006 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concludes that no significant difference exists in the level of body fat among preschoolers who were breastfed compared to those who were formula fed.  The study examines 313 children age five years.  Measurements of body fatness were taken using dual-energy X-ray absorpitometry (DXA).  These data, along with information provided by the mothers on infant fee