Breast Feeding Helps Prevent Obesity Later In Life
Did your mother stop breast feeding you early because she had to go back to work? If so, that may be one reason you have a weight problem.
Researchers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center found that a protein in breast milk called adiponectin might reduce the risk of obesity later in life. The protein is important in fat and sugar metabolism. Low levels of adiponectin are linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and heart disease. The risk of obesity was lower the longer a child is breast-fed. Read more!