HomeBreaking WLS NewsObesity Risks Reduced By Longer Breastfeeding? gwhqadmin February 10, 2010 Breaking WLS News 2 Comments 2 Responses kate February 10, 2010 Please report this correctly — the World Health Organization does not recommend breastfeeding “for six months”; it recommends breastmilk be the ONLY food for six months, after which solids may be introduced. It recommends breastfeeding for two years at a minimum. Most American women don’t even begin to reach this length of nursing, but it’s the norm in many parts of the world and appears to be best for the human child. Ana February 11, 2010 Please correct the last sentence: the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding to SIX MONTHS, not a year. *Total* breastfeeding for a minimum of a year, but not *exclusive*. I’d LOVE to share this article, but can’t do it with that incorrect statement. Thanks
kate February 10, 2010 Please report this correctly — the World Health Organization does not recommend breastfeeding “for six months”; it recommends breastmilk be the ONLY food for six months, after which solids may be introduced. It recommends breastfeeding for two years at a minimum. Most American women don’t even begin to reach this length of nursing, but it’s the norm in many parts of the world and appears to be best for the human child.
Ana February 11, 2010 Please correct the last sentence: the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding to SIX MONTHS, not a year. *Total* breastfeeding for a minimum of a year, but not *exclusive*. I’d LOVE to share this article, but can’t do it with that incorrect statement. Thanks
