food and feeding
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.
Let the breastfeeding rebellion begin
The Guardian, 18 July 2009
In the 70s, many women protested that they were shackled to domesticity by the unreasonably high bar set for housework. Now, some say, it's not the vacuum cleaner that's oppressing women, but another sucking sound ... By
Viv Groskop.
Bottle-feeding with formula milk ‘may risk baby’s health’
Daily Telegraph, 14 July 2009
New mothers who bottle-feed could be putting their baby's health at risk due to mistakes with formula milk, researchers said.
Woman arrested for drunk breast-feeding
The Times Alphamummy, 25 June 2009
A woman in America pleaded guilty to child neglect for breast-feeding while intoxicated. Neighbours called the police when they say the 26-year-old slurring her speech and feeding her six-week-old baby.
Regulations put hot school meals at risk
The Times (London), 25 March 2009
The future of school meals is in jeopardy because only half of secondary schools are on course to comply with stringent government standards, catering leaders will say today.
G20 puts cut-price Jamie on menu
Sunday Times, 22 March 2009
Jamie Oliver has been invited by Gordon Brown to cook at No 10 for President Barack Obama and other leaders of the G20.
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