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Breastfeeding in Infancy Is Associated with Body Mass Index in Adolescence: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing American Indians/Alaska Natives and Non-Hispanic Whites
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 117Issue 7p1049–1056Published online: January 10, 2017
- Anna Zamora-Kapoor
- Adam Omidpanah
- Lonnie A. Nelson
- Alice A. Kuo
- Raymond Harris
- Dedra S. Buchwald
Cited in Scopus: 2
American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest obesity prevalence in the United States, but the influence of early childhood variables on body mass index (BMI; calculated as kg/m²) is not well understood. Previous studies have investigated the association between breastfeeding in infancy and offspring BMI, but rarely included American Indians and Alaska Natives.