Breast-feeding duration for the prevention of excess body weight of mother-child pairs concurrently: a 2-year cohort study.

Marco Fabio MastroeniSilmara Salete de Barros Silva MastroeniSandra Ana CzarnobayJohn Paul EkwaruSarah A LoehrPaul J Veugelers

Published in: Public health nutrition (2017)

Breast-feeding for a longer duration has a parallel protective effect on the risk of excess body weight in mother-child pairs two years after birth. Since members of the same family could be influenced by the same risk factors, continued promotion and support of breast-feeding may help to attenuate the rising prevalence of overweight in mother-child pairs.

Keyphrases

body weight
risk factors
mental health
weight loss
physical activity
pregnant women
body mass index
gestational age
weight gain
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth