food and feeding
Teenage girls ‘live on junk food’, survey finds
The Times (London), 10 February 2010
Only 7 per cent of teenage girls eat enough fruit and vegetables and they are more likely to be obese than boys.
Obesity gene discovery ‘may cut cases blamed on abuse’
BBC News Online , 6 December 2009
Scientists have discovered what they believe is a genetic cause of severe obesity in children.
Report dismays breastmilk lobby
BBC News Online, 8 November 2009
Breastfeeding activists say they are "dismayed" by a draft report for the food watchdog that finds few major problems with follow-on milk adverts.
Is healthy, home-made baby food just pulp fiction?
The Times (London), 12 October 2009
New research shows that pesticides are present in the fruit and veg often fed to babies. But are supermarket purees really the best alternative? By Anna Shepard.
Weighing into family life - again
spiked, 6 October 2009
Obesity campaigners want all expectant parents to be weighed. We should tell them to get stuffed. Rob Lyons.
What waist size triggers a council swoop?
The Times (London), 24 September 2009
Overeating is no excuse for breaking up a family. By Magnus Linklater.
Bottle-fed babies being put ‘at risk’ due to lack of information for mothers
Daily Telegraph, 15 August 2009
The obsession with promoting breastfeeding could be putting babies health at risk as mothers are not being given enough information about how to bottle feed their children, according to researchers.
We must untangle the web of contradictions around breastfeeding
Guardian Comment Is Free, 28 July 2009
A focus on failure and guilt leaves little room for discussing the joy of feeding your baby. By Kate Evans.
Bottle-feeding support ‘lacking’
BBC News Online, 27 July 2009
Mothers who bottle-feed may not be getting enough practical information from midwives, research suggests.
Beware The Scorn of the Dutiful ‘Breastfeeding Malcontents’
ConsciousBreastfeedingConnections.com, 25 July 2009
The scorn of the dutiful women who have breastfed but ended up feeling disempowered or unhappy with their experiences must be addressed. By Maire Clements.
What are the health benefits of breastfeeding?
Radio Four Woman's Hour, 23 July 2009
Jane talks to Professor Kramer about what his twelve year study of the medical impact of breastfeeding has shown. They are joined by Professor Mary Renfrew, Director of the Mother and Infant Research Unit (MIRU) at the University of York.
Benefits of breastfeeding ‘oversold’
The Times (London), 20 July 2009
There is little evidence the milk protects babies against illness or allergies, one of the field’s leading experts has said.
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