Does breastfeeding reduce the risk of pediatric overweight?

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Description:
  This Research to Practice brief gives a very broad overview of the 10 interventions described in the CDC Guide to Breastfeeding Interventions. For a detailed summary of the interventions, including their definition, rationale, evidence of effectiveness, description and characteristics, examples of programs, potential action steps and resources, visit CDC’s breastfeeding web site (http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/resources/guide.htm) to download the Guide or order a free printed copy. Suggested citation: Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity: Research to Practice Series No. 4: Does breastfeeding reduce the risk of pediatric overweight? Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007.
• Subjects:
  Breast Feeding Obesity
• Series:
  Research to Practice
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Funding:
  Research to practice series
• Pages in Document:
  8 numbered pages
• Volume:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:22524061071ee635515807f59e07a0614808147525ff78c855c5364ab295b235678a4488c999cf90ccf5062ccb700bfcaadb6baee6b8b7f3eb02e4247fe391cc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23396/cdc_23396_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.30 MB ]