Breastfeeding, Belly Fat and Diabetes: Behold the Beatification of Breast-Feeding
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Dr. PollyPosted
Tue 16 Nov 2010 1:02pm
of breast-feeding. Type 2 diabetes and belly fat. Behold the holy benefits of breastmilk as reported by Time magazine
Researchers led by Dr. Eleanor Bimla Schwarz at University... the years.
Anywhoooo, take a look-see at the headline for the online Time article
One More Way to Avoid Diabetes: Breastfeed
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Breast-Feeding Linked to Lower Incidence of Fever After Immunizations
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Poh Tin TanPosted
Sun 06 Jun 2010 12:00am
(25%) of exclusively breast-fedinfants, in 48 (31%) of partially breast-fedinfants, and in 94 (53%) of infants who were not breast-fed at all (P < .01).
Among infants who... salutary effects. A previous study by Pabst and colleagues examined whether breast-fedinfants experienced a more robust immune response to the conjugate H influenzae type b vaccine
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Breast-Feeding for 6 Months May Prevent Infant Infections
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HealthFinderPosted
Tue 28 Sep 2010 10:00am
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The study authors found that at the 1-month mark, a little more than 60 percent of the mothers breast-fed their infants to some degree, but only about 25 percent did so exclusively..., the researchers observed that the longer an infant was breast-fed exclusively, the lower the child's risk for infection. Longer exclusive breast-feeding also appeared to translate
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Breast-Feeding for 6 Months May Prevent Infant Infections
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Medline PlusPosted
Tue 28 Sep 2010 6:00am
health care.
The study authors found that at the 1-month mark, a little more than 60 percent of the mothers breast-fed their infants to some degree, but only about 25 percent....
Analyzing the numbers, the researchers observed that the longer an infant was breast-fed exclusively, the lower the child's risk for infection. Longer exclusive breast-feeding also
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Exclusive Breast-Feeding for 6 Months May Protect Infants Against Common Infections
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Poh Tin TanPosted
Thu 30 Sep 2010 7:00pm
followed up at ages 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months.
Compared with partially breast-fed or non−breast-fedinfants, those who were exclusively breast-fed for 6 months had fewer infectious...
From Medscape Medical News
Laurie Barclay, MD
September 28, 2010 — Exclusive breast-feeding for 6 months, as recommended by the World Health Organization, may protect
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Good News For Breast-Feeding Moms
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Dr. Steven P.Posted
Wed 10 Nov 2010 3:39am
Here’s some good news for new moms: That women who breast-feed sleep the same amount as those who bottle-feed. This is an important issue since bottle-feeding has been..., aggravating or promoting obstructive sleep apnea.
This brings up a very sensitive issue, which implies that infants should be breastfed by using the natural breast, rather than
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Breast-Feeding May Lower Women's Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
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HealthFinderPosted
Fri 27 Aug 2010 10:00am
(HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that mothers who don't breast-feed their children are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life compared to those who do breast... of Pittsburgh studied more than 2,200 women aged 40 to 78. They found that 27 percent of mothers who didn't breast-feed developed type 2 diabetes, almost double the rate among women who
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Breast-Feeding Less Common for Black Moms
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Medline PlusPosted
Wed 06 Oct 2010 9:00am
something you don't see," she said. "In the black community, you don't see a lot of black women breast-feeding."
But that is slowly changing, said this black mother, who breast-fed... (HealthDay News) -- Black mothers in the United States are less likely to breast-feed their babies than other moms, and many cite a personal preference for the bottle as the primary
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Breast-Feeding May Lower Women's Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
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Medline PlusPosted
Fri 27 Aug 2010 2:00pm
FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that mothers who don't breast-feed their children are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life compared to those who do breast-feed.
Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body's cells gradually lose their sensitivity to insulin; the illness is often linked to obesity.
Researchers from
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Breast-Feeding Won't Rob Mom of Sleep
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Medline PlusPosted
Mon 08 Nov 2010 6:00am
Finding challenges belief that breast-feeding women get less sleep than those who formula-feed
Monday, November 8, 2010
MONDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- It's commonly believed that one of the sacrifices new moms must make in order to breast-feed is their sleep. But new research suggests that's
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