Late introduction of complementary feeding, rather than duration of breastfeeding, may protect against adult overweight

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 619-627

  Schack Nielsen, Lene ^a   Sørensen, Thorkild I A ^b   Mortensen, Erik Lykke ^a,b   Michaelsen, Kim Fleischer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANCY; MALE; MEAT; OBESITY; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749279655     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.27078     Document Type: Article

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