Breastfeeding Status at Age 3 Months Is Associated with Adiposity and Cardiometabolic Markers at Age 4 Years in Mexican Children [Nutritional Epidemiology]

Conclusion: EBF and PreBF at 3 mo were associated with lower adiposity and serum total cholesterol in children at 4 y. In addition, BF >12 mo was associated with lower adiposity. These data confirm the importance of exclusive BF and prolonged BF for later cardiometabolic health.

Source: Journal of Nutrition - June 1, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ramirez-Silva, I., Rivera, J. A., Trejo-Valdivia, B., Martorell, R., Stein, A. D., Romieu, I., Barraza-Villarreal, A., Ramakrishnan, U. Tags: Nutritional Epidemiology Source Type: research