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February 7th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) — Allowing babies who are being
weaned to feed themselves with finger foods rather than spoon-feeding the
baby with pureed foods may reduce their risk for obesity later on,
according to new research.
The study, which included 155 children aged 20 months to 6.5 years,
found that those who were allowed to feed themselves were more likely to
eat a healthier diet and maintain a normal weight as they got older.
The researchers questioned parents about their children’s weaning style
and food preferences. Of the children followed, 63 were spoon-fed and 92
were allowed to feed themselves (“baby-led” weaning).
According to the results, published online Feb. 7 in BMJ Open,
the spoon-fed babies were more likely to become overweight than the babies
who had fed themselves. These findings did not appear to be due to other
factors that play a role in children’s weight, such as birth weight,
parents’ weight or economic status, the researchers noted.
The study also revealed that children in the baby-led group liked
carbohydrates best, while the spoon-fed babies preferred sweet foods. The
researchers said, however, the babies who ate spoon-fed purees were
offered carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables, proteins and whole meals,
such as lasagna, more often than the other children.
“Our study suggests that baby-led weaning has a positive impact on the
liking for foods that form the building blocks of healthy nutrition, such
as carbohydrates,” Ellen Townsend of the school of psychology at the
University of Nottingham in England, and her colleague wrote in their
report. “This has implications for combating the well-documented rise of
obesity in contemporary societies.”
The texture and presentation of finger foods, particularly
carbohydrates, probably played a role in the study results, the
investigators noted in a journal news release.
More information
The American Academy of Pediatrics has more about getting started with solid foods.
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