Breastfeeding may not ward off child obesity

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Breastfeeding may not ward off child obesity

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/breastfeeding-may-not-ward-off-child-obesity-201919380.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D5Ygz2hdDSAyfGYQKi5MiA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-12T201919Z_1_CBRE92B1KG900_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A nursing mother holds son in front of Delta airlines counter during protest at Fort Lauderdale airport, Florida" align="left" title="A nursing mother holds son in front of Delta airlines counter during protest at Fort Lauderdale airport, Florida" border="0" /></a>By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breastfeeding does not seem to protect babies against becoming overweight or obese kids, a large, new study says. &quot;It's just a reality check that in itself, promoting breastfeeding, while a good thing and will have other health benefits, is unlikely to have any effects on stemming the obesity epidemic,&quot; said the study's lead author, Richard Martin, from the University of Bristol, UK. Past research has suggested babies who are breastfed are less likely to grow up to be obese children. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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