Duration of exclusive breastfeeding may be related to eating behaviour and dietary intake in obesity prone normal weight young children.

ABSTRACT: Infants who are breastfed are introduced to a variety of flavours from the maternal milk, and thus the transition from maternal milk to complementary foods may be easier for these children. The aim of this study was to investigate if duration of exclusive breastfeeding was associated with pickiness or dietary intake of vegetables, fruit, starchy foods or sugar sweetened beverages among obesity prone normal weight children aged 2-6 years. This cohort study was based on data from the Healthy Start primary intervention study, the Danish Medical Birth registry and the Danish Health Visitor's Child Health Database. Infant feeding was registered by health nurses while home-visiting the mother and child up to four times within the first year. Information on eating behaviour and diet intake at age

SUBMITTER: Specht IO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6040730 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature