Association between Characteristics at Birth, Breastfeeding and Obesity in 22 Countries: The WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative – COSI 2015/2017

Association between Characteristics at Birth, Breastfeeding and Obesity in 22 Countries: The WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative – COSI 2015/2017

Background: In Europe, although the prevalence of childhood obesity seems to be plateauing in some countries, progress on tackling this important public health issue remains slow and inconsistent. Breastfeeding has been described as a protective factor, and the more exclusively and the longer childr...

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Main Authors: Ana Isabel Rito, Marta Buoncristiano, Angela Spinelli, Benoit Salanave, Marie Kunešová, Tatjana Hejgaard, Marta García Solano, Anna Fijałkowska, Lela Sturua, Jolanda Hyska, Cecily Kelleher, Vesselka Duleva, Sanja Musić Milanović, Victoria Farrugia Sant’Angelo, Shynar Abdrakhmanova, Enisa Kujundzic, Valentina Peterkova, Andrea Gualtieri, Iveta Pudule, Aušra Petrauskienė, Maya Tanrygulyyeva, Rakhmatulloev Sherali, Constanta Huidumac-Petrescu, Julianne Williams, Wolfgang Ahrens, João Breda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-04-01
Series:Obesity Facts
Subjects:
Breastfeeding
Birth weight
Childhood obesity
WHO/Europe
COSI Europe
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/500425

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