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Breastfeeding can keep your baby off obesity

Charu Amar . Sep 27 2006

More than 12.5 million children and teens in the U.S. are obese, despite a large number of programs being initiated to combat the problem in the country.

One such study carried off in the same regard reveals that breastfeeding your baby can keep him in shape when he grows up. As per the study, babies who are given breastfeeding are less likely to grow into overweight kids, in comparison to their breastfed counterparts.

The chances of getting obese reduce by 34% if you give adequate quantity of breastfeed to your baby. In the long run, breastfeeding helps breaking off the vicious circle of obesity and diabetes suggests the study carried on more than 1,500 children.

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