OREANDA-NEWS Breastfeeding, vegetable consumption and following doctors' dietary recommendations can help combat the obesity epidemic, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has said.

"Stick to breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is an optimal mechanism conceived by nature, which allows, first of all, to receive a balanced set of nutrients, vitamins, and so on," Murashko said on Mayak Radio in the program "Sergey Stillavin and his Friends."

He added that when breastfeeding, the baby, in addition to nutrients, receives special proteins that allow the brain to develop. Such children, as a rule, do not become hypertrophic and do not suffer from overweight. Also, because of this, the child's love for his parents grows stronger.