Breast-Feeding May Be Linked To Smaller Waist Size In Mothers, Study Suggests.

reports an analysis published in the Journal of Women’s Health found that breast-feeding “for longer than six months may lead to a smaller waist size for the mother...and the effect persists for as long as a decade.” The study “used data on 678 women enrolled in two studies who were followed for an average of 11 years after giving birth.” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/well/family/breast-feeding-tied-to-smaller-waist-size-in-mother.html It may be that women who breast-feed longer may be more health conscious in general than those who do not. But the researchers controlled for age, pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, blood pressure, smoking, diet quality, education, race and other health and behavioral characteristics.