Baby cereal causes diabetes? (CBS Morning Show)

[Dawn Renee]

Who would have thought?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/30/earlyshow/contributors/emilysenay/main575958.shtml


Dawn

[galxcgrl26]

What I'd like to know is what did we feed our babies before the introduction of cereal to their diet, which I feel is a 20th century innovation just like fast food?

[Dodger]

Galxcgrk26,

The article implies the answer to your question " what did we feed our babies before the introduction of cereal to their diet" in the last paragraph.

"Research shows that diabetes risk was reduced in babies that were breastfed, irrespective of the age at which cereal was introduced. The medical community believes breast milk gives babies a lot more benefits as well, although it's not clear exactly why breastfeeding might reduce the diabetes risk.
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[Elihnig]

http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/diet_for_children.html

Egg yolk was once a traditional first food for babies starting at 6 months.

[Angeline]

The ideal diet during pregnancy is the one advocated here for weight loss: one that has a high nutrient density with foods such as meat, fish, milk, and dairy products, and fresh fruit and vegetables. Too much carbohydrate and your baby will be fat. Dietary carbohydrates raise insulin levels. Babies born to mothers who had high insulin levels while they were pregnant were markedly obese by the age of six, independent of their mother's weight. It is not thought that insulin itself crosses the placenta from mother to unborn child. However, insulin produces antibodies that do. Once in the foetus these increase glycogen and fat deposits resulting in an abnormally large baby.

Elihnig link was interesting. If the above is true, it would explain why there seems to be such a strong link between fat parents and fat kids.