Breastfeeding Duration and Timing of Bottle Supplementation: Associations with Body Mass Index from Childhood to Young-Adulthood

Evidence for the association between breastfeeding (BF) duration and later body mass index (BMI) is inconsistent. We explored how BF duration and BF type (exclusive or partial) related to BMI from childhood to young adulthood in a Chilean cohort. Infants were recruited at 6 months between 1994 and 1...

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Published in:Nutrients 2023-07, Vol.15 (14), p.3121
Main Authors: Blanco, Estela, Martinez, Suzanna M, East, Patricia, Burrows, Raquel, Correa-Burrows, Paulina, Lozoff, Betsy, Gahagan, Sheila
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body mass index
Breast feeding
breastfeeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Childhood
life course
Nutrition
Obesity
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:Evidence for the association between breastfeeding (BF) duration and later body mass index (BMI) is inconsistent. We explored how BF duration and BF type (exclusive or partial) related to BMI from childhood to young adulthood in a Chilean cohort. Infants were recruited at 6 months between 1994 and 1996 in Santiago, Chile ( = 821). Mothers reported date of first bottle and last BF; anthropometry was measured at 1, 5, 10, 16, and 23 years. We tested whether: (1) type of BF at 6 months (none, partial, exclusive) and (2) duration of exclusive BF (
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu15143121