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Breastfeeding and Obesity Among Schoolchildren

Author(s) -

Michiyo Yamakawa,

Takashi Yorifuji,

Sachiko Înoue,

Tsuguhiko Kato,

Hiroyuki Doi

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

jama pediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004

H-Index - 183

eISSN - 2168-6211

pISSN - 2168-6203

DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.2230

Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , breastfeeding , obesity , underweight , demography , context (archaeology) , body mass index , pediatrics , socioeconomic status , population , environmental health , paleontology , sociology , biology

Although it is suggested that breastfeeding is protective against obesity in children, the evidence remains inconclusive because of possible residual confounding by socioeconomic status or children's lifestyle factors. Most of the participants in the previous studies were children in Western developed countries, so studies in a different context are awaited.

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