I was well equipped to breast feed. (Um…) Having worked at the March of Dimes for the absurd number of months I was pregnant, I had the benefits of breastfeeding drilled into my brain. The organization also gave me a free Medela Breast Pump (value – $300) and a boxful of What to Expect books. They even had a breastfeeding consultant contact me and offer pep talks. Even then, I was half-hearted about the whole concept. My new pal Dr. Laura would shake a stick at me for that. But I was big and uncomfortable and looking forward to having …read more

How far will the correlations between diet and diabetes be stretched? Will researchers and scientists ever be able to pinpoint when the risk factors are exactly onset?
Infant formula and other baby foods that provide permanent protection from obesity and diabetes into adulthood could be on shop shelves soon.
I don’t know how I feel about giving infants a hormone to curb hunger. Leptin is that hormone. It is considered the hunger hormone and aides one in feeling satiated.

Cawthorne’s group has already demonstrated that supplementing infant rats’ diets with leptin means that they never get fat or develop diabetes.
I understand the …read more