Breastfeeding and the prevention of obesity

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3. The Long Answer
• CDC: 9 months of breastfeeding
decreases risk of obesity by 30%
(CDC, 2011)
• WHO: systematic review found 12%
reduction in prevalence of
overweight/obesity associated with
breastfeeding* (Horta & Victoria, 2013)
• AAP: 15-30% reduction in
adolescent/adult obesity if some
breastfeeding occurred in infancy
(AAP, 2013)
• AHRQ: Breastfeeding reduces risk of
obesity in adolescence/adulthood by 424% (Ip et al, 2007)

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10. Current Recs:
WHO: exclusive
breastfeeding (ebf) for
first 6 months;
continued
breastfeeding for up to
2 years or beyond
(WHO, 2014)
AAP: ebf for about first
6 months; continued
breastfeeding up to 1
year or beyond (AAP)

11. Breastfeeding Among U.S. Children
Born 2000–2010, CDC National
Immunization Survey

12. Breastfeeding Among U.S. Children
Born 2000–2010, CDC National
Immunization Survey

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