NHS fuelling obesity by abandoning breastfeeding, says chairman

NHS fuelling obesity by abandoning breastfeeding, says chairman

Dr Penny Dash compares failure to encourage mothers to nurse babies to failing to vaccinate children

UK health boss says NHS fuelling obesity by abandoning breastfeeding

The NHS is fuelling “frightening” levels of childhood obesity by “giving up” on encouraging women to breastfeed, its chairman has said. Dr Penny Dash said...

Poor breastfeeding rates fuelling obesity crisis, NHS chairman warns

The NHS could slash the nation's 'staggering and frightening' rates of childhood obesity if it did more to promote breastfeeding, the chair of NHS England has said.