“Surgeon General’s Vision for a Health and Fit Nation” contains breastfeeding recommendations, continued

The new Surgeon General’s report on obesity contains multiple references to breastfeeding as a primary preventive strategy in reducing overweight and obesity.

The report is broken into sections which include breastfeeding as an important obesity prevention strategy. Exclusive breastfeeding for six months is identified as one of the healthy choices for obesity prevention. Breastfeeding is addressed in the child care, worksite, medical providers, and community support sections. “Hospitals, work sites, and communities should make it easy for mothers to initiate and sustain breastfeeding as this practice has been shown to prevent childhood obesity.” Breastfeeding advocates may wish to use this document as a resource when applying for obesity grant money to facilitate community breastfeeding improvement efforts. To read the entire report see: