Breastfeeding may not ward off child obesity

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Breastfeeding does not seem to protect babies against becoming overweight or obese kids, a large, new study says. "It's just a reality check that in itself, promoting breastfeeding, while a good thing and will have other health benefits, is unlikely to have any effects on stemming the obesity epidemic," said the study's lead author, Richard Martin, from the University of Bristol, UK. Past research has suggested babies who are breastfed are less likely to grow up to be obese children. …