Associations between breastfeeding duration and overweight/obese among children aged 5-10: a focus on racial/ethnic disparities in California.

ABSTRACT: Research on the association between breastfeeding and childhood obesity and research on racial/ethnic differences in breastfeeding both show inconsistencies. The current study examines: 1) whether immigrant Hispanic women have higher rates of breastfeeding compared to non-Hispanic (three separate groups: African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, and White) and U.S.-born Hispanic women; 2) whether children who were breastfed are less likely to be overweight/obese compared to children who were not breastfed; and 3) whether associations between breastfeeding and weight status vary by race/ethnicity/nativity. The study builds on prior literature using representative data from the Geographic Research On Wellbeing study (GROW, 2012-2013) and focusing on ages 5-10 years, an age group that has not

SUBMITTER: Vazquez CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6940568 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature