Breastfeeding in Biological News

Fast-food diet cancels out benefits of breastfeeding in preventing asthma

... Many studies have shown that breastfeeding appears to reduce the chance of children ... twice a week negated the beneficial effects that breastfeeding has in protecting children from the respiratory ... showing links between fast food and asthma, breastfeeding and asthma, and all three together. "Like ...

New infant feeding and obesity research adds insight to ongoing issue

... of the authors of the report, "A longer period of breastfeeding was associated with lower BMI (a measure for ... year of life suggested a protective effect of breastfeeding and obesity, whereas other studies that examined ... such as randomized clinical trials (involving breastfeeding promotion) as well as sibling pair analysis . ...

Facebook flack regarding breastfeeding mothers

... New Rochelle, NY, January 12, 2009The Academy of breastfeeding Medicine feels that the social networking ... to review its policy banning photographs of breastfeeding mothers. Such a policy perpetuates the notion that breastfeeding is an unseemly bodily function best kept from ...

Benefits of breastfeeding outweigh risk of infant exposure to environmental chemicals in breastmilk

... time showed that the known beneficial effects of breastfeeding are greater than the potential risks associated ... in the December issue (Volume 3, Number 4) of breastfeeding Medicine , a peer-reviewed journal published by ... ) and the official journal of the Academy of breastfeeding Medicine. The paper is available free online at ...

Vitamin D deficiency in infants and nursing mothers carries long-term disease risks

... in the December issue (Volume 3, Number 4) of breastfeeding Medicine , a peer-reviewed journal published by ... ), and the official journal of the Academy of breastfeeding Medicine ( www.bfmed.org ). The paper is ... D needed to achieve adequate vitamin D levels in breastfeeding mothers and their infants without toxicity. ...

New breastfeeding study shows most moms quit early

... recently reported that more moms than ever give breastfeeding a try, a new national study shows most moms do ... Association of Pediatricians recommends continued breastfeeding through the first year. "Breastfeeding ... Are US Mothers Meeting the Healthy People 2010 breastfeeding Targets for Initiation, Duration, and ...

Dioxins in food chain linked to breastfeeding ills

... breast tissue, which may explain why some women have trouble breastfeeding or don't produce enough milk, according to a University of Rochester ... that three to six million mothers worldwide are either unable to initiate breastfeeding or are unable to produce enough milk to nourish their infants," Lawrence ...

Codeine not safe for all breastfeeding moms and their babies

... have harmful and even fatal results for infants when ingested by some breastfeeding mothers. "With nearly half of all infants in North America being ... nervous system depression as a result. "The good news is that those breastfeeding children who were exposed to these high levels of morphine showed dramatic ...

Typical North American diet is deficient in omega-3 fatty acids

... important step towards developing dietary fat guidelines for pregnant and breastfeeding women. Current dietary recommendations evolved from the 1950s emphasis on ... body of knowledge that focuses on the dietary needs of pregnant and breastfeeding women. More research is needed to identify recommended daily amounts of ...

Scientists study the link between children's nutrition and adult diseases

... consequences in childrens growth and health during pregnancy, the breastfeeding period and childhood. Moreover, food can also have influence over the ... linked with eating habits, the purpose of this project is to study whether breastfeeding can prevent a later risk of obesity. ...

New study indicates link between weight gains during pregnancy and dieting history

... weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes such as caesarean sections, Macrosomia, and large-for-gestational age (LGA) as well as shorter duration of breastfeeding and higher weight retention in the postpartum period." ...

News from the October 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association

... weight retention" and other "adverse pregnancy outcomes such as gestational diabetes mellitus, cesarean sections, large-for-gestational age, and breastfeeding duration." "With the exception of underweight women, all other women with a history of dieting or restrained eating gained more weight during ...

New research suggests diabetes transmitted from parents to children

... high-fat diet and its young are never directly exposed. The study used mice so it's not time to warn women to eat differently during pregnancy and breastfeeding but earlier research has shown that this kind of inheritance is at work in humans. For example, there is an increased risk of hypertension and ...

Peers important for nutrition education among Latinos

... Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, provide evidence that peer nutrition education has a positive influence on diabetes self-management and breastfeeding outcomes, as well as on general nutrition knowledge and dietary intake behaviors, among Latinos in the US. "Overall, these nutrition education ...

Highlights from the July 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association

... the July Journal of the American Dietetic Association include: Validation of a Short Questionnaire to Assess Mothers' Perception of Workplace breastfeeding Support Social Ecological Predictors of the Transition to Overweight in Youth: Results from the Teens Eating for Energy and Nutrition at Schools ...

SAGE launches new journal -- ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition

... in nutritional care of children from birth through adolescence. It will offer the latest information concerning impaired eating, eating disorders, breastfeeding education, and chronic and acute care nutritional support through research reports and reviews, clinical perspectives, case studies, and more. Im ...

Pregnant women at higher risk for HIV, Uganda study finds

... the incidence rates of HIV during pregnancy and breastfeeding with the rates during intervals when pregnancy and breastfeeding were absent. The sexual behaviors of husbands of ... higher during intervals of pregnancy than during breastfeeding or during intervals with neither. The results of ...

Alcohol consumption disrupts breastfeeding hormones

... Despite age-old claims advising breastfeeding moms that alcoholic beverages can improve their ... successful breastfeeding." For centuries, breastfeeding women have been advised to drink alcohol as an ... explains the implications, "Under normal breastfeeding conditions, oxytocin and prolactin usually behave ...

Study finds that a woman's chances of having twins can be modified by diet

... studies Dr. Steinman found that women who become pregnant while breastfeeding are nine times more likely to conceive twins than women who are not breastfeeding at the time of conception. He also confirmed findings by others that ...

Studies clarify risk factors for mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus

... breastfeeding does not raise the risk of mother-to-child ... risk factor in the U.S. study only). Although breastfeeding is a known risk for HIV transmission, both ... an elective caesarean section or discouraged from breastfeeding on the basis of hepatitis C infection alone," ...

Antiretroviral Therapy May Prevent HIV Transmission From Breastfeeding Mothers To Infants

... the first study found mothers pass antiretroviral medications on to their breastfeeding infants in concentrations high enough to prevent infection. The second ... breast milk of 20 HIV-infected women, and in the blood of their uninfected breastfeeding infants. All of the mothers had been receiving this combination of ...

Five surprising facts about starvation that could change the international agenda

... women to prevent low-birthweight babies, effective protection against infectious disease, improved water and sanitation systems, promotion of breastfeeding during an infant's first six months, enhanced health and nutrition information for parents, and micronutrient supplementation. "The wasted child ...

Menopause Symptoms May Come Back After Stopping Menopausal Hormone Therapy

... middle-aged women in the United States use herbal medicines, often to treat premenstrual or menopausal symptoms and premenstrual syndrome, to aid in breastfeeding or to decrease breast cancer risk. Warren reviewed the literature on herbal supplements and breast cancer risk for his report, which was reviewed ...

Women cautioned against using herbal supplements

... middle-aged women in the United States use herbal medicines, often to treat premenstrual or menopausal symptoms and premenstrual syndrome, to aid in breastfeeding or to decrease breast cancer risk. Warren reviewed the literature on herbal supplements and breast cancer risk for his report, which was reviewed ...