1. In a nationally representative sample of 8,150 9-month old infants a study was done by Professor Juhee Kim of University of Illinois and Professor Kim Peterson of Harvard University’s School of Public Health. In their findings infants who received primary care from caregivers other than their parents had a higher weigh gain; indicating potential risk of overfeeding.
2. The CDC reports in a study by (Kramer MS) that breastfed infants were associated with a reduced risk of pediatric overweight, therefore non-breastfed infants are at risk of becoming obese.
3. An article by Medindia.com Networking for Health states scientists who had observed mother interact with their infant children said that overweight mothers tend to over feed their children. And infants of obese mothers eat more as the weights of their mothers increased.
I too found the same information regarding caregivers , study have found infants who routinely receive non-parental care – provided by relatives, licensed day-care centers or more informal child-care providers – may experience higher rates of unfavorable feeding practices. The babies also weigh more than those whose primary caregivers are their parents. Due to them avoiding the signs that a child is full from food intake.
ReplyDeleteAn article in sciencedaily.com stated that, researchers believe that adiposity (chromosome causing obesity), rather than weight, is thought to account for obesity-related illnesses, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and sleep apnea, among others. "With the rising prevalence of childhood obesity, interest has increased in determining whether breastfeeding or the delayed introduction of complementary foods - or both - can reduce the risk of later obesity. We found no such effect," said Hillary Burdette, M.D., nutrition specialist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
I also read information regarding parents that eat foods high in calories tend to feed their children these types of foods earlier than a baby is suppose to begin eating solids. They do say that mothers that breastfeed are better able to regulate when the baby has had enough milk and they are satisfied. The children that are formula fed, we as providers have to pay attention to the baby's signals that they have had enough.
ReplyDeleteBabies are being given juice earlier than they should causes them to consume a large amount of empty calories, that their bodies are unable to breakdown and dispose properly.
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