New parents want to do the best for their newborns. Well, now some mothers are getting praise for exclusively breast-feeding their babies. According to a study in the British Medical Journal, breast-feeding your baby now could lead to good health later.
German scientists report that adults breast-fed as babies are less likely to be fat.
The study found that the risk of obesity at age 5 or 6 years could be reduced by 35 percent if children were exclusively breast fed for three to five months. The risk can be reduced even further if children are breast fed for longer than five months. A Woman's Guide To Breast Feeding offers information from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Send a breast-feeding virtual card. Information about our privacy policy, terms of use .