reviewActa PaediatricaJul 20, 2015HYBRID OA

Long‐term consequences of breastfeeding on cholesterol, obesity, systolic blood pressure and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

BLBernardo Lessa HortaCLChristian Loret de MolaCGCésar G. Victora

Universidade Federal de Pelotas

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Abstract

Aim

To systematically review the evidence on the associations between breastfeeding and overweight/obesity, blood pressure, total cholesterol and type 2 diabetes.

Methods

Two independent literature searches were carried out using the MEDLINE, LILACS, SCIELO and Web of Science databases. Studies restricted to infants and those without an internal comparison group were excluded. Fixed- and random-effects models were used to pool the estimates.

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Topics & keywords

Topics
Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Odds ratio
  • Breastfeeding
  • Overweight
  • Blood pressure
  • Confidence interval
  • Internal medicine
  • Type 2 diabetes
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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