Overweight/Obesity | Infant Feeding and Nutrition

Overweight/Obesity

Obesity in Bottlefed and Breastfed Babies

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...

Breastfeeding and Risk of Obesity in Adulthood

A Harvard research study, published in the April 2007 edition of International Journal of Obesity, found that women who were breastfed did not have lower incidence of overweight or obesity in adulthood when compared to women who were not breastfed...

Breastfed Baby and Obesity

A recent study showed that there were no significant association observed on various measures of adiposity and blood pressure in children who were exclusively breastfed for 6 months compared to those that were not after 6.5 years of follow up. The...

Sleep Duration and Risk for Overweight

A recent study titled, “Short Sleep Duration in Infancy and Risk of Childhood Overweight” by Taveras et al. published in Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine found that infants who slept for less than 12 hours a day were twice as likely to be...