In recent years the relationship between breast-feeding and childhood obesity has been a focus of interest. Since 2000 16 studies regarding this issue have been published — some have found a protective effect, while others have not.
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Arenz, S., Von Kries, R. (2009). Protective Effect of Breast-Feeding against Obesity in Childhood: Can a Meta-analysis of Published Observational Studies Help to Validate the Hypothesis?. In: Goldberg, G., Prentice, A., Prentice, A., Filteau, S., Simondon, K. (eds) Breast-Feeding: Early Influences on Later Health. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 639. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8749-3_12
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