The association between breastfeeding and childhood obesity/underweight: a population-based birth cohort study with repeated measured data.

Weiqin LiJiarong YuanLeishen WangYijuan QiaoEnqing LiuShuo WangJunhong Leng

Published in: International breastfeeding journal (2022)

Breastfeeding was inversely associated with the risk of childhood obesity from 2 to 6 years old, and there was a trend from mixed feeding to exclusive breastfeeding. Infant exclusive formula feeding might be a risk factor for childhood underweight at preschool time.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
electronic health record
low birth weight
big data
machine learning
young adults
early life