Exclusive breastfeeding leads to greater weight loss in women with high BMI compared to women with normal weight

Important note: The average postnatal weight retained is derived after subtracting the postnatal weight from the pre-pregnancy weight which varies according to individuals. Credit: KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital A KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) study on breastfeeding practices reveals that among the women who exclusively breastfed, those with high body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy lost more weight than women with a healthy BMI pre-pregnancy. The findings are published in the journal Nutrients. Women with high BMI who exclusively breastfed, in addition to losing their pregnancy weight, lost an extra 200 grams on average, 12 months after childbirth. Read More