Reduce Obesity - Breastfeed

The numerous benefits of breastfeeding to baby and mother are well documented. But amid all the alarm over skyrocketing rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes in British children, one crucial factor is never mentioned. And that’s the impact of bottle-feeding and the benefits of breastfeeding. Studies have shown that baby's feed on formula food have a 4 x greater risk of obesity in later life than those that are breastfed. Although the fat content of breast milk and cow’s milk are similar that is as far as the similarity goes. Breastmilk has much smaller droplets that are more readily digested by babies. The fats that it contains are virtually self-digesting because breastmilk also contains the enzyme lipase, which breaks down the fat.

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