Description: causes of child obesity and overweight, related to breastfeeding and diabetes, and how to prevent them
obesity (433) childhood (223) overweight (82) effects of breastfeeding (4) prevention of obesity (2)
Breastfeeding and Childhood Obesity
Obesity is of especially great concern because it is closely connected with greater likelihood of various serious diseases, including diabetes. It is with good reason that the CDC refers to an "obesity epidemic," pointing out that "obesity costs this country about $150 billion a year, or almost 10 percent of the national medical budget.... Obesity is epidemic in the United States today and a major cause of death, attributable to heart disease, cancer, and diabetes." (2b)
The cause of this epidemic is unknown. There are speculations, including one that is supported by seemingly authoritative sources, to the effect that "children who were not breastfed are at increased risk of obesity" (as stated on the website of the American Academy of Family Physicians). U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin shares this opinion, but she acknowledges that this is only inference, based on observational studies . (2) Recognized leading experts in medical evidence 2e have determined that ev
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