Childhood obesity risk link to breastfeeding

Mother’s milk can increase the chances of a child growing up obese, suggesting that breast is not always best, research has shown.

A study of 25 mother-infant pairs identified sugars in breast milk that heightened a baby’s risk of being overweight by the age of six months.

But scientists also found that breastfeeding was something of a lottery. Depending on its make-up, breast milk could either promote obesity or protect against it.