Breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life, adiposity rebound and overweight/obesity at 8 years of age
| Autor: | Pedro Saavedra-Santana, María Dolores Estévez-González, Luis Peña-Quintana, P Henríquez-Sánchez, A. Santana del Pino |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Pediatric Obesity Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Breastfeeding Medicine (miscellaneous) 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Overweight Weight Gain Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Risk Factors Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Adiposity Retrospective Studies Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Infant Newborn Infant medicine.disease Obesity Breast Feeding Spain Female medicine.symptom business Body mass index Breast feeding Weight gain Cohort study Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | International journal of obesity (2005). 40(1) |
| ISSN: | 1476-5497 |
| Popis: | The question of whether breastfeeding protects the child from obesity is a still debated issue; however, the relationship between early adiposity rebound and higher risk of obesity is well known. This study was aimed at evaluating whether breastfeeding (without formula supplement) during the first 6 months of life delays the time of adiposity rebound and consequently reduces the rates of obesity at the age of 8.This retrospective cohort study included 1812 children born in Gran Canaria in 2004, with follow-up until they were 8 years of age. Anthropometrical data had been taken during routine visits to the doctor and were extracted from medical record databases. Only children with breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life (173 children) and children without breastfeeding (192 children) were included. Children with mixed feeding and children whose data were not available were excluded.No body mass index (BMI) differences were found between children with breastfeeding (17.7) or without breastfeeding (17.3) during the first 6 months of life. The percentages of children with normal weight, overweight and obesity were similar in both groups, as well as the age of adiposity rebound breastfeeding 3.61 years; formula 3.64 years). Early adiposity rebound was associated with increased BMI at the age of 8, both in male and female children.Breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life was not demonstrated to delay the age of the adiposity rebound, in our study. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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