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<BODY style="MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 10pt Tahoma">FYI<BR><BR>>>> "Anderson, Susan (CDC/CCHP/NCCDPHP)" <zov2@cdc.gov> 10/9/2008 12:21 PM >>><BR>
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<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Please pardon the cross posting.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Forwarding message about the subject Supplement to the journal Pediatrics for your information.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>______________________________________________ </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>From: Galuska, Deborah A. (CDC/CCHP/NCCDPHP) </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 2:37 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Subject: Release of supplement with findings from the Infant Feedings Practices Survey II.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>This is to bring to your attention the release of the findings of the Infant Feeding Practices Survey II in a special supplement of Pediatrics. </FONT><A href="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/vol122/Supplement_2/"><U><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2>http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/vol122/Supplement_2/</FONT></U></A></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>This study and supplement represent a collaborative effort between researchers in the Nutrition Branch of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The study follows behaviors and practices related to infant feeding of more than 2000 mothers during their infant's first year of life. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The supplement contains 14 papers. These papers explore topics such as infant feeding transition, sources of iron during the first year of life, reasons for stopping breastfeeding, and the association of maternity care practices with breastfeeding. Researchers from DNPAO are first authors on seven of the papers and contributing authors on additional 4 papers.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Deborah A. Galuska, PhD</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Associate Director for Science</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity & Obesity</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Coordinating Center for Health Promotion</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Centers for Disease Control & Prevention</FONT> <BR><A href="mailto:DGaluska@cdc.gov"><U><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2>mailto:DGaluska@cdc.gov</FONT></U></A> </P><BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>