The extension of breast-feeding can prevent obesity

Iceland to a new survey shows that the extension of breast-feeding babies can reduce their future risk of suffering from obesity.

According to the "Sweden Daily" reported that researchers at the University of Iceland on 140 children up to 7 years of follow-up survey of children from birth until they go to school until the beginning. The researchers found that breast-feeding more than 8 months of breast-feeding for children and only 6 months or less than 6 months compared to the weight of children is very obvious difference. Due to longer breast-feeding children a relatively slower pace of growth, when their 6-year-old light-important in the short duration of breast-feeding children.

Iceland University nutrition professor said because of the increase for the current phenomenon of the medical profession have different interpretations. A theory is that breast-feeding can control the baby's protein intake; Another theory is that breast-feeding to infants in accordance with the decision to eat their own needs, so as to better regulate nutrient intake. In addition, it was of the view that obesity is an inflammatory, to extend the period of breast-feeding can enhance children's immunity.

As a result of that increase, from Iceland's findings, the best breast-feeding infants should be 1 year, according to the World Health Organization recommends that infants be breast-feeding for six months.