Breastfeeding to 12 mo and beyond: nutrition outcomes at 3 to 5 y of age.

Conclusions: Breastfeeding for ≤12 mo was associated with decreased nutrition risk and healthier eating behaviors and dietary intake at 3-5 y of age. We found insufficient evidence of additional benefit for breastfeeding beyond 12 mo of age. The TARGet Kids! practice-based research network is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01869530. PMID: 30101330 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30101330?dopt=Abstract

Source: Am J Clin Nutr - August 1, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Borkhoff CM, Dai DWH, Jairam JA, Wong PD, Cox KA, Maguire JL, Birken CS, Macarthur C, Parkin PC, TARGet Kids! Collaboration Tags: Am J Clin Nutr Source Type: research