Breastfeeding and cardiometabolic risk factors in adulthood: results from the Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort, 1982

Using data from a birth cohort study, we evaluated the long-term association between breastfeeding and metabolic cardiovascular risk factors at 30 years old. In 1982, the 5,914 live births in maternity hospitals in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, were examined and the mothers were intervie...

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Main Authors: Natália Peixoto Lima, Janaína Vieira dos Santos Motta, Bernardo Lessa Horta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2025-02-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2025000101412&lng=en&tlng=en