Open AccessBreastfeeding and postpartum weight retention in a cohort of Brazilian women
Author(s) -
Gilberto Kac,
Maria Helena D’Aquino Benício,
Gustavo Velásquez-Meléndez,
Joaquim Gonçalves Valente,
Cláudio J. Struchiner
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/79.3.487
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , postpartum period , obstetrics , cohort study , breast feeding , body weight , weight gain , longitudinal study , lactation , pediatrics , pregnancy , endocrinology , biology , genetics , pathology
The relation between postpartum weight retention and breastfeeding practices is controversial.
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