Will we soon predict whether a child born today
has a high probability of being fat tomorrow? The idea caught on. And it seems
that infant feeding and breastfeeding are crucial
Baby Food
For a long time, the question arises as to the
liability of infant feeding on the future development of the individual.
Specifically, there exists a critical period (called window), just before or in
the weeks after birth, during which we could with any food stimulus
"program" a long-term effect on the structure and functions of the
body ?? For the world's leading experts on the subject, this critical window in
early life would determine nothing less than the risk of developing obesity,
type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease! Hence the challenge to understand
these mechanisms ...
Prolonged breastfeeding protects
Recently, a broad review of the scientific
literature took stock of the latest findings. An inverse relationship is thus
observed between breastfeeding and obesity in adulthood compared to bottle-fed
infants. The protective effect of breastfeeding is even more significant if it
extends beyond at least two months.
Grow slower is better!
Several assumptions underpin the positive
impact of breastfeeding on the development of obesity.
Children breastfed eat smaller amounts
(calories, protein ??) what could possibly be a later influence on the
regulation of appetite and body weight.
They also grow correspondingly more slowly,
which seems more favorable, contrary to a widespread idea.
A less efficient fat storage
Third, breastfed children have insulin blood
levels lower. However, this hormone is a storage hormone, that is to say, it
brings in sugars and fats in the cells. Insulin in excessive amounts made
penetrate more fat in fatty tissues. Finally, it seems that breastfed children
have adipocytes (fat tissue of the fat cells) better. Clearly, they would be
less numerous and less easily inflate ??
Station in low birth weight
Besides breastfeeding, another factor may
decide also of the future of our little darlings: birth weight. If it is too
low (well below 3 kg, do not worry!), It would also be a risk factor for
obesity. Why? Cause baby would prove more economical while adapting its
metabolism in utero! And once exposed to a plethora of food (at birth and later
in life), it would store more energy than normal ?? Another hypothesis would be
that these children are often bottle fed and therefore do not enjoy the
benefits of milk so maternel. This perhaps a discovery that could bring new
solutions to stop the spread of a disease that seems inevitable. Mothers:
breastfeed!
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