Can Exclusive Breastfeeding Reduce the Likelihood of Childhood Obesity in Some Regions of Canada?

[1] Canning P(2007)Obesity in a provincial population of Canadian preschool children: Differences between 1984 and 1997 birth cohorts Int J Pediatr Obes 2 51-57

[2] Courage ML(2004)Paediatric obesity: What we know and are we doing the right thing? Int J Obes 28 2-3

[3] Frizzell LM(1999)Periodic health examination, 1999 update 1. Detection, prevention and treatment of obesity CMAJ 160 513-25

[4] Seifert T(2008)Effects of prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding on child height, weight, adiposity, and blood pressure at age 6.5 y: Evidence from a large randomized trial Am J Clin Nutr 86 1717-21

[5] Pietrobelli A(2004)Obesity in a provincial population CMAJ 171 240-42

[6] Steinbeck K(2000)Secular trends in the body mass index of Canadian children CMAJ 163 1429-33

[7] Douketis J(2003)Is breastfeeding protective against child obesity? J Hum Lact 19 9-18

[8] Feightner JW(2008)Critical review of the World Health Organization’s 2007 report on “evidence of the long-term effects of breastfeeding: Systematic reviews and meta-analysis” with respect to obesity Obes Rev 9 594-605

[9] Attia J(1998)Growth characteristics of breast-fed compared to formula-fed infants Biol Neonate 74 94-105

[10] Feldman WF(1980)Breast vs bottle: Endocrine responses are different with formula feeding Lancet 1 1267-69

[1] Canning P(2007)Obesity in a provincial population of Canadian preschool children: Differences between 1984 and 1997 birth cohorts Int J Pediatr Obes 2 51-57

[2] Courage ML(2004)Paediatric obesity: What we know and are we doing the right thing? Int J Obes 28 2-3

[3] Frizzell LM(1999)Periodic health examination, 1999 update 1. Detection, prevention and treatment of obesity CMAJ 160 513-25

[4] Seifert T(2008)Effects of prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding on child height, weight, adiposity, and blood pressure at age 6.5 y: Evidence from a large randomized trial Am J Clin Nutr 86 1717-21

[5] Pietrobelli A(2004)Obesity in a provincial population CMAJ 171 240-42

[6] Steinbeck K(2000)Secular trends in the body mass index of Canadian children CMAJ 163 1429-33

[7] Douketis J(2003)Is breastfeeding protective against child obesity? J Hum Lact 19 9-18

[8] Feightner JW(2008)Critical review of the World Health Organization’s 2007 report on “evidence of the long-term effects of breastfeeding: Systematic reviews and meta-analysis” with respect to obesity Obes Rev 9 594-605

[9] Attia J(1998)Growth characteristics of breast-fed compared to formula-fed infants Biol Neonate 74 94-105

[10] Feldman WF(1980)Breast vs bottle: Endocrine responses are different with formula feeding Lancet 1 1267-69