Breastfeeding and complementary feeding associated with body composition in 18–19 years old adolescents in the 1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort

Breastfeeding and complementary feeding associated with body composition in 18–19 years old adolescents in the 1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort

Abstract Background The first years of life are critical for human development, therefore it is important to investigate early factors that may influence the development of body composition later in life. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association between breastfeeding duration and age of i...

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Main Authors: Silvana Paiva Orlandi, David A. González-Chica, Romina Buffarini, Maria Cristina Gonzalez, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Fernando C. Barros, Maria Cecília Formoso Assunção
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Nutrition
Subjects:
Adolescence
Air displacement plethysmography
Breastfeeding
Complementary feeding
Fat mass index
Fat-free mass index
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40795-017-0201-z

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