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Breastfeeding in the First Days of Life Is Associated With Lower Blood Pressure at 3 Years of Age

Abstract

Background Breastfeeding in infancy is associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk in adulthood; however, the amount of breastfeeding required to achieve this benefit is unknown. Methods and Results In the CHILD (Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development) Cohort Study, we analyzed 2382 children with complete data on early life feeding and blood pressure. Infant feeding was documented from hospital records in the first few days of …

Authors

Miliku K; Moraes TJ; Becker AB; Mandhane PJ; Sears MR; Turvey SE; Subbarao P; Azad MB

Journal

Journal of the American Heart Association, Vol. 10, No. 15,

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

August 3, 2021

DOI

10.1161/jaha.120.019067

ISSN

2047-9980