PEDIATRICS Vol. 66 No. 1 July 1980, pp. 157
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Letters to the Editor

Margaret W. Shull MEd, RD1 and Johanna T. Dwyer DSc1

1 Frances Stern Nutrition Center, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 185 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111

Dr Dillard has interpreted our results as an attempt to show adverse effects of prolonged breast-feeding. In studying the less than 2-year-old vegetarians we found it necessary to note the effects of breast-feeding. The breastfed infants had reduced weight, but not length velocities. These velocities were compared to Harvard growth norms and a reduced weight velocity does not necessarily imply a health hazard.

What appears to be unique among this group is the extended breast-feeding and reduced weight gain velocity up to 2 years of age.