Babies who feed themselves as soon as they have started eating solids appear to be less fussy eaters, new University of Otago research has found. The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, looked at whether allowing infants to control their food intake by feeding themselves solid foods, instead of traditional spoon-feeding, would reduce the risk of becoming…
DetailsAbstract – in Child Obesity Wang et al (2017) Background: The present study examined the effects of breastfeeding and its duration on the development of childhood obesity from 24 months through grade 6. Methods: U.S. longitudinal data collected from 1234 children were analyzed using logistic regression models and generalized estimating equation (GEE). Child height and weight were measured…
DetailsJoint Statement by WABA and PANAP “In any journey it is the first step that counts. Breastfeeding is one of the first and practical steps that we must take to protect not only the health of babies and mothers but also the health of our planet – right from the start by providing green and…
DetailsA useful compilation of information which confirms the current recommendations of six months (and not four months). Access here What age should a baby be introduced to solids? Currently the WHO and NHMRC recommendation of around 6 months for introduction of solids is current and backed up by research. What foods should be offered and when?…
DetailsAdvising women with diabetes in pregnancy to express breast milk in late pregnancy (Diabetes and Antenatal Milk Expressing [DAME]): a multicentre, unblinded, randomised controlled trial – Della Forster et al, 2017, The Lancet. Quite a few media headlines about this long-awaited work have been misleading as were some of the images attached to the media…
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