Breastfeeding moderates childhood obesity risk associated with prenatal exposure to excessive gestational weight gain

Breastfeeding moderates childhood obesity risk associated with prenatal exposure to excessive gestational weight gain

Abstract Gaining excessive gestational weight may increase obesity risk in the offspring, while breastfeeding lowers that risk. Using data from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Programme for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) in Southern California, we examined the associations between gestational...

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Main Authors: Susana L. Matias, Christopher E. Anderson, Maria Koleilat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-10-01
Series:Maternal and Child Nutrition
Subjects:
breastfeeding
California
childhood obesity
gestational weight gain
infant feeding
pregnancy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13545

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https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13545

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