Breast-feeding and adherence to infant feeding guidelines do not influence bone mass at age 4 years.

The impact of variations in current infant feeding practice on bone mineral accrual is not known. We examined the associations between duration of breast-feeding and compliance with infant dietary guidelines and later bone size and density at age 4 years. At total of 599 (318 boys) mother-child pair...

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Main Authors: Harvey, N, Robinson, S, Crozier, SR, Marriott, L, Gale, C, Cole, Z, Inskip, H, Godfrey, K, Cooper, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009