Early childhood healthy and obese weight status: Potentially protective benefits of breastfeeding and delaying solid foods

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1224-1232

  Moss, Brian G ^a   Yeaton, William H ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Breastfeeding; Complementary food; Infant food; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BABY FOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UNITED STATES; WEANING;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEANING;

EID: 84904439614     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1357-z     Document Type: Article

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