OBESITY PREVENTION: BREASTFEED!

Joanne_Moniz

According to the CDC, the percent of babies breastfeeding at six months increased from 35 percent in 2000 to 49 percent in 2010, and infants still breastfeeding at 12 months increased from 16 percent to 27 percent during that same time period. While most infant formulas are about 50% carbohydrates, breast milk is naturally around 18%, which is the obvious problem that contributes to infant obesity.

neanderthin

Breast milk is around 40% carbs........and obesity is about over feeding, not carbs.

yarwell

http://abbottnutrition.com/brands/products/similac-advance

Calories: 100
Volume, mL: 148
Protein, g: 2.07
Fat, g: 5.60
Carbohydrate, g: 10.71

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/392766
Mature human milk contains 3%--5% fat, 0.8%--0.9% protein, 6.9%--7.2% carbohydrate calculated as lactose, and 0.2% mineral constituents expressed as ash. Its energy content is 60--75 kcal/100 ml.

About the same carb content I would say.

obsidianwings

Sounds legit

nikkihk

Wait...did this just suggest that people should be on a low carb kick for infants? Let's not get silly now. I'm all for breastfeeding but the reason behind the differences in obesity rates have NOTHING to do with carbohydrates. It has everything to do with satiety cues which affect caloric intake. When drinking breast milk infants control the amount of milk they ingest but are encouraged to finish a synthetic bottle.

I'd love for you to link this article because I looked it up myself and the CDC breastfeeding study I found said infant obesity is the result of prenatal parental dietary choices, caloric intake from the differences in volume, and/or other substances (like juices), but absolutely NO mention of carbohydrates.

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/pdf/breastfeeding_r2p.pdf

brevislux

Breastfeeding truly is the best option for babies, but there's no one simple solution to obesity. You have to live a healthy lifestyle and teach your children to make healthy choices.

Othelie157

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/feb/10/breastfeeding-best-debate

SunofaBeach14

Breast milk is around 40% carbs........and obesity is about over feeding, not carbs.

It's also sweet, and we know that sugar is toxic. DON'T POISON YOUR BABIES, PEOPLE!!!!

neandermagnon

Wait...did this just suggest that people should be on a low carb kick for infants? Let's not get silly now. I'm all for breastfeeding but the reason behind the differences in obesity rates have NOTHING to do with carbohydrates. It has everything to do with satiety cues which affect caloric intake. When drinking breast milk infants control the amount of milk they ingest but are encouraged to finish a synthetic bottle.

I'd love for you to link this article because I looked it up myself and the CDC breastfeeding study I found said infant obesity is the result of prenatal parental dietary choices, caloric intake from the differences in volume, and/or other substances (like juices), but absolutely NO mention of carbohydrates.

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/pdf/breastfeeding_r2p.pdf

^^^ this

nothing to do with carbs, mostly to do with breastfed babies controlling how much they eat rather than being urged to finish a set amount of oz of milk from a bottle

take home message should be that if you formula feed your baby, let them stop feeding when they want to stop feeding

another issue is that when breastfeeding, the first milk that comes out (foremilk) is watery, and thirst quenching, the later milk (hindmilk) is rich in fat and more like a food. So the baby quenches his or her thirst on the foremilk, then drinks hindmilk until they are full. Formula only has one consistency, so the baby's trying to quench thirst and fill up on food at the same time. Although maybe there's some way around that, e.g. giving a baby a little water before a milk feed.

SezxyStef

Wait...did this just suggest that people should be on a low carb kick for infants? Let's not get silly now. I'm all for breastfeeding but the reason behind the differences in obesity rates have NOTHING to do with carbohydrates. It has everything to do with satiety cues which affect caloric intake. When drinking breast milk infants control the amount of milk they ingest but are encouraged to finish a synthetic bottle.

I'd love for you to link this article because I looked it up myself and the CDC breastfeeding study I found said infant obesity is the result of prenatal parental dietary choices, caloric intake from the differences in volume, and/or other substances (like juices), but absolutely NO mention of carbohydrates.

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/pdf/breastfeeding_r2p.pdf

^^^ this

nothing to do with carbs, mostly to do with breastfed babies controlling how much they eat rather than being urged to finish a set amount of oz of milk from a bottle

take home message should be that if you formula feed your baby, let them stop feeding when they want to stop feeding

another issue is that when breastfeeding, the first milk that comes out (foremilk) is watery, and thirst quenching, the later milk (hindmilk) is rich in fat and more like a food. So the baby quenches his or her thirst on the foremilk, then drinks hindmilk until they are full. Formula only has one consistency, so the baby's trying to quench thirst and fill up on food at the same time. Although maybe there's some way around that, e.g. giving a baby a little water before a milk feed.

This...so this...

*shakes head at OP*

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randomtai

:noway: :sick:

neanderthin

Breast milk is around 40% carbs........and obesity is about over feeding, not carbs.

It's also sweet, and we know that sugar is toxic. DON'T POISON YOUR BABIES, PEOPLE!!!!

lol..........yes how could we forget that.

smanning1982

First off I can not for the life of me think why anyone would be concerned about an obese infant?!?!?!? That sounds like an extremely unhealthy parent/child relationship if anyone is concerned that their INFANT is obese? OMG!

Childhood obesity can be a problem. But, that has absolutely nothing to do with formula vs. breastfeeding as an infant and has everything to do with what FOOD they eat as a child. Is breastfeeding best? Yes, but it has nothing to do with carbs of infant obesity!

Hey here's a solution, pour some ipicac in their bottle and make them learn to be bulimic starting as an infant while your at it geez

SunofaBeach14

Breast milk is around 40% carbs........and obesity is about over feeding, not carbs.

It's also sweet, and we know that sugar is toxic. DON'T POISON YOUR BABIES, PEOPLE!!!!

lol..........yes how could we forget that.

Oh, and addictive, so you're basically dooming your children to a life of addiction if you breastfeed

gypsy_spirit

I guess we can expect a "SKINNY ON BABY OBESITY" group in the next few months?

neanderthin

Breast milk is around 40% carbs........and obesity is about over feeding, not carbs.

It's also sweet, and we know that sugar is toxic. DON'T POISON YOUR BABIES, PEOPLE!!!!

lol..........yes how could we forget that.

Oh, and addictive, so you're basically dooming your children to a life of addiction if you breastfeed

Lactate is highly addictive...........eating a milky way bar now in abandon.

Rak0ribz

I also read that women who breast feed can lose weight EASIER as the act of breast feeding can burn up to 500 cals a day!

Dont qoute me on this, I read this somewhere when my child was an infant and I was breast feeding, that was 12 years ago!

Came here to say this. When my wife was pregnant with our emergency backup kid and breastfeeding our primary kid, she was eating everything in the house to keep up with the (IIRC) 1000-1500 calories her body was burning on those two things.

MFP really needs to partner with The Bump and add a cardio activity for being pregnant.

SunofaBeach14

Breast milk is around 40% carbs........and obesity is about over feeding, not carbs.

It's also sweet, and we know that sugar is toxic. DON'T POISON YOUR BABIES, PEOPLE!!!!

lol..........yes how could we forget that.

Oh, and addictive, so you're basically dooming your children to a life of addiction if you breastfeed

Lactate is highly addictive...........eating a milky way bar now in abandon.

It's tragic. Just tragic . :sad:


That I don't have a Milky Way Bar . . .

rockmama72

This infant obesity epidemic is out of control!!! Fat babies are everywhere!

p.s. Fat babies rule! Way less breakable. I had a couple of my own.

FredDoyle

More confused tripe from the OP I see.