Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Duration and exclusivity of infant breastfeeding does not prevent overweight or obesity: Study

In research that included nearly 14,000 healthy infants in Belarus, an intervention that succeeded in improving the duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding during infancy did not result in a lower risk of overweight or obesity among the children at age 11.5 years, according to a study appearing in the March 13 issue of JAMA.

URL: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130313/Duration-and-exclusivity-of-infant-breastfeeding-does-not-prevent-overweight-or-obesity-Study.aspx

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