Author Interviews, JAMA, Weight Research / 17.08.2013
Obesity Among Schoolchildren and Breastfeeding
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Michiyo Yamakawa MHSc
Department of Epidemiology
Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Okayama, Japan
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings of the study?
Answer: We found that breastfeeding was associated with decreased risk of overweight and obesity at the age of 7 and 8 years compared with formula feeding. Moreover, the protective associations for obesity were greater than those for overweight.
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