.... Check this out.
My dad was chatting with his Doctor recently who had recently been on a course about tackling childhood obesity.
The Doctor said the one easiest way to avoid childhood obesity was to maintain a 'slim' baby. ie not too chunky. And he said the easiest way to do that was to never give formula milk in the first six months because it is higher in fat than human milk and makes fat cells in babies which causes them to become over weight as children. Possibly obese.
So can we do a quick survey....
Anyone formula fed their babies before six months? And have any of them become fat children.
It really surprised me as I would think a recommendation like that would have come to light sooner, since formula has been around for years.
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How to avoid obesity in children......
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EnlightenedFlum · 26/01/2005 16:49
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