In 1989 the UK was entering a big recession. Breastfeeding is a cheaper method of feeding children than powdered products. It's also heavily promoted as being healthier. Thus, for parents with a heavy pro-health bias or who were trying to save some pennies, or both, breastfeeding was probably the feeding method of choice.
Now, back to the recession. This was the era where parents who could afford it and who were less vigorously concerned about their kids health were ushering in the world of video games. On the flip side, parents more concerned with saving pennies or promoting their children's health through exercise would instead get their kids outdoors to play soccer.
Sports vs video games? Might explain a bias in lung capacity ;)
Never underestimate the power of socioeconomic status to influence a study.
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In 1989 the UK was entering a big recession. Breastfeeding is a cheaper method of feeding children than powdered products. It's also heavily promoted as being healthier. Thus, for parents with a heavy pro-health bias or who were trying to save some pennies, or both, breastfeeding was probably the feeding method of choice.
Now, back to the recession. This was the era where parents who could afford it and who were less vigorously concerned about their kids health were ushering in the world of video games. On the flip side, parents more concerned with saving pennies or promoting their children's health through exercise would instead get their kids outdoors to play soccer.
Sports vs video games? Might explain a bias in lung capacity ;)
Never underestimate the power of socioeconomic status to influence a study.
BTW I'm unbiased on this subject.
-Diggie
January 8, 2009 - 10:40pmThis Comment
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