Association of breastfeeding, maternal anthropometry and body composition in women at 30 years of age

This study aimed at assessing the association of breastfeeding with maternal body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, fat mass index, fat free mass index, android/gynoid fat ratio and bone mineral density. In 1982, the maternity hospitals in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, were daily vi...

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Main Authors: Natália Peixoto Lima, Diego G. Bassani, Bruna G. C. da Silva, Janaína V. S. Motta, Elma Izze S. Magalhães, Fernando C. Barros, Bernardo L. Horta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2019-02-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2019000205009&lng=en&tlng=en