Spending too much time with the bottle can make you overweight, according to a new a study ?– the baby bottle, that is. Babies who use a bottle as their primary means of sustenance past their first year of life could be at increased risk for becoming obese children. Bottle feeding is convenient for many parents who lack the time, energy or resources to fully wean toddlers onto solid foods. Additionally, bottles are comforting to many children, and parents often put their kids to bed with a bottle to help them sleep. As children grow older — say, 12 to 14 months — bottle feeding becomes less a nutritional necessity than an easy routine.
“Bottle use at this age is more about convenience and comfort,” said Rachel Gooze, a graduate student studying public health at Temple University in Philadelphia and one of the new study’s co-authors.
