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- Title
Do Differences in Childhood Diet Explain the Reduced Overweight Risk in Breastfed Children?
- Authors
Scholtens, Salome; Brunekreef, Bert; Smit, Henriette A.; Gast, Gerrie-Cor M.; Hoekstra, Maarten O.; de Jongste, Johan C.; Postma, Dirkje S.; Gerritsen, Jorrit; Seidell, Jaap C.; Wijga, Alet H.
- Abstract
The article discusses a study about the relation of the differences in diet and lifestyle at 7 years old to the difference in overweight prevalence at 8 years old among Dutch children who were either breastfed and formula-fed. The study involved 2,043 children whose breastfeeding history, diet and lifestyle data at 7 years, and height and weight at 8 years were recorded. Results showed that breastfed children tend to eat fruit and vegetables more often than the formula-fed group. The breastfed children also exhibited lower overweight risk.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; CHILD nutrition; DIET; LIFESTYLES; CHILDHOOD obesity; BREASTFEEDING; BOTTLE feeding
- Publication
Obesity (19307381), 2008, Vol 16, Issue 11, p2498
- ISSN
1930-7381
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/oby.2008.403