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- Title
Exclusive breastfeeding for 4 versus 6 months and growth in early childhood.
- Authors
Jonsdottir, Olof H; Kleinman, Ronald E; Wells, Jonathan C; Fewtrell, Mary S; Hibberd, Patricia L; Gunnlaugsson, Geir; Thorsdottir, Inga
- Abstract
Aim To investigate the growth and the prevalence of overweight in early childhood among infants exclusively breastfed for 6 months ( EBF) compared with those receiving complementary foods from 4 months of age in addition to breast milk ( CF). Methods A total of 119 mother-infant pairs were randomised either in the CF or in the EBF group. Weight, length and head circumference of the infants were measured at birth, 6 weeks, and 3-6 months of age. In the follow-up, the children's weight, length and head circumference were measured at 8, 10, 12 and 18 months and weight and height at 29-38 months. Results There were no differences between groups in the anthropometric outcome measures of weight-for-age (p = 0.78), length-for-age (p = 0.59), head-circumference-for-age (p = 0.82) and BMI-for-age (p = 0.61), using repeated measurements ANOVA. Furthermore, no difference was seen in the prevalence between groups in risk of being overweight or in those who were overweight at 18 months and 29-38 months of age. Conclusion Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 4 or 6 months of life does not seem to affect the risk of being overweight or the prevalence of those who were overweight in early childhood.
- Subjects
BREASTFEEDING; INFANT nutrition; WEIGHT in infancy; DISEASE prevalence; BABY foods; ANALYSIS of variance
- Publication
Acta Paediatrica, 2014, Vol 103, Issue 1, p105
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/apa.12433