Cooking oil is plant, animal, or synthetic fat used in frying, baking, and other types of cooking. It is also used in food preparation and flavouring not involving heat, such as salad dressings and bread dips, and in this sense might be more accurately termed edible oil.
The American Academy of Pediatrics currently (2012) recommends: The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirms its recommendation of exclusive breastfeeding for about 6 months, followed by continued breastfeeding as complementary foods are introduced, with continuation of breastfeeding for 1 year or longer as mutually desired by mother and infant..
However, while 74% of women start breastfeeding their children from birth, only 47% are still doing so 6 to 8 weeks later. In the Start4Life poll, 1 in 10 of women who chose not to breastfeed said the worry of doing so in public influenced their decision.