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- Published on: 26 August 2008
- Published on: 26 August 2008Infant weighing, feeding and the obesity epidemicShow More
From my recent journey into parenthood, I have gained some worrying insights into the roots of obesity in infancy. Ideally, the nation’s breastfeeding rates would be far higher, but we must address the current reality that the majority of babies are primarily formula-fed for most of their first year. Numerous inappropriate bottle-feeding practices leading to excessive calorie intake are widespread, and health professio...
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