Traditional Pyramids

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Actually to get the full benefits of breastfeeding, 2 years is recommended.

State agencies have worked up to recommending one year. (Naturally, this

depends on baby and mama's health) Throughout this time, the milk changes

and adapts with the baby. It's genetically engineered!

 

Breastfeeding also has a link to lowering mama's weight after birth

(decreasing chances of breast cancer, natural birth control for about a

year)..

 

With regards to obesity studies (and links to breastfeeding) - while I

promote education about breastfeeding, etc. - I've noticed many, many, many

obesity stuidies that try to find links, leave out the child's current diet.

I'm inclined to believe a mother who breastfeeds will tend to watch what her

child eats more and have a good sense of diet. (At least, if the person was

raised with a formula mentality and returned to breast milk.) There was a

recent study where teenage vegetarians were said to be less obese - nowhere

did they examine the full diet of " both " sides. A teen who is a vegetarian

is probably more likely to watch their overall diet. Fried vegetables

everyday aren't going to help.

 

I don't think a child who is raised on breastmilk for a while and then is

shifted to fried chicken and french fries with soda for breakfast will grow

up to be thin. Nursing doesn't bestow superpowers..

 

In the same category is the reference to American Indians, African Americans

and Hispanics (Indian and African mixes) to having an abnormally high

obesity rate. People might be tempted to simply say " their genetics lean

that way " - which isn't the case. In tribes where the tribal borders span

Mexico and the US, the US portion of the tribe tends to be more obese. The

reason is due to the change in traditional diet that the body is genetically

use to. One recent article discussed how our " assimilation schools " for

Native Americans sent kids back to reservations who then taught the tribe

" better " nutrition... Another aspect of this is milk - most of the world's

population is lactose intolerant. Even with knowledge of dietary

limitations, you can frequently see news releases talking about soda and

milk undustry trying to " penetrate " the populations...

 

I guess what I'm saying - we have to keep paying attention to the child

throughout their lives and teach responsibility for what goes into their

mouths and what they do with their days. And, even after that, there is

nature to deal with.. I've yet to see a good study - one that, for instance,

takes siblings who were breastfed and others who weren't and then had

similar diets growing up....

 

Here is one of my favorite small sites:

http://www.oldwayspt.org/html/pyramid.htm

Encourages eating the eway your ancestors did (before soda indoctrination)

 

 

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