Extended bottle-feeding breast milk children obesity tied (Reuters)

two-year-old, who are more likely obese with bottles of nursery, finds a new study.

Researchers, the 6,750 US children studied found that young children who drank from bottles at the age of 2 one-third more than other children in the age of 5 obese be were.

The researchers do not know whether long-term feeding of breast milk is directly responsible.

But they say their results increase the possibility that weaning babies out of the bottle could prevent to gain excessive weight to their first birthday.

Pediatricians recommend parents already wean their children out of the bottle to toddler-friendly cups when they about to 14 months old, or even earlier are 12.

This is boost but, above all, because prolonged bottle-feeding of breast milk, especially overnight is intended for the risk of cavities. It can also contribute to iron deficiency.

The latest results, published in the journal of Pediatrics, provide that incentive, Gooze, doctoral student in public health at the follow these recommendations, according to lead researcher Rachel A. Temple parents University in Philadelphia. 2 added

And that incentive may be required, in an interview, as it it seems that many 2-year-olds want to continue to use bottles.

The children Gooze and her colleagues studied, 1 in 5 was still a bottle at the age of 24 months- either at night or at any time use.

And the long-term bottle users, about 1 in 5 obese at the age of 5, compared to about 1 in 6 children, who was deposed earlier.

The researchers then saw a number of factors, a child of Fettleibigkeit--including the mother's weight, family income and education, could influence and whether the child had always satisfied.

They found that feeding that longer breast milk, even, risk was linked to a 33 percent increase in children of obesity.

The connection does not cause and effect proves Gooze said.

But it is possible that for some children, the bottle provides unnecessary calories.

"The bottle can be a source of comfort, rather than nutritional needs," said Gooze.

And the additional calories might be significant. As an example, Gooze, found that if an average size 2-year old girl was an 8-ounce bottle of milk at bedtime, drinks, the 12 percent who meet their calories for the day.

Extended bottle-feeding of breast milk can get in infants with a varied, nutritious diet, Dr. Marc S. Jacobson, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics obesity leadership workgroup.

In an interview, "Parents often say, it's hard to children to get vegetables to eat," said Jacobson.

A method, with, is that he said, "early start" - progressive food of different tastes, textures and colours in babies and young children diets.

In General, parents should start introduction to solid foods at the age of 6 months. Experts recommend against exclusive stillen-the Jacobson - a practice that was linked from obesity, noted a lower risk.

Jacobson as Gooze, noted that the current study shows a mapping, and not necessarily cause and effect. But he said to clear the results on the importance of early life in the risk of obesity.

"Many been public discussion about the obesity epidemic to fast food, junk food and soda," said Jacobson. "But there are also infant feeding issues relating to obesity."

Weaning babies out of the bottle of the cup can be difficult, his Gooze mentioned, in particular from the "ritual" of the good night bottle.

Jacobson, said that if parents have a hard time, they can talk ways to make the transition with their pediatrician. He said "that is, what it is for the pediatrician".

Source: http://bit.ly/mnCVrl Journal of Pediatrics, online may 5, 2011.2

from:weight loss