Breastfeeding and health outcomes for the mother-infant dyad.
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Who chooses to breastfeed and for how long in the United States is examined and the latest evidence about the consequences of breastfeeding for the health of the infant and mother is reviewed.About:
This article is published in Pediatric Clinics of North America.The article was published on 2013-02-01 and is currently open access. It has received 309 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Breastfeeding & Infant Welfare.read more
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Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Immune System Development
TL;DR: HMOs seem to protect breastfed infants against microbial infections and the protective effect has been found to be exerted through cell signaling and cell-to-cell recognition events, enrichment of the protective gut microbiota, the modulation of microbial adhesion, and the invasion of the infant intestinal mucosa.
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Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding
TL;DR: It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that exclusive breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition and health protection for the first 6 months of life, and that breastfeeding with complementary foods from 6 months until at least 12 months of age is the ideal feeding pattern for infants.
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Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Health Benefits, Potential Applications in Infant Formulas, and Pharmacology
TL;DR: The mechanisms of action of HMOs in infants, such as their anti-adhesive properties, properties modulating the immune system, and impact on bacterial flora development are discussed.
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The Influence of Early Infant-Feeding Practices on the Intestinal Microbiome and Body Composition in Infants.
TL;DR: The case is made for the need to conduct well-designed studies on mixed-feeding before it can truly answer the question: how does brief or long-term use of formula influence the health benefits of exclusive breastfeeding.
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Lactation Duration and Progression to Diabetes in Women Across the Childbearing Years: The 30-Year CARDIA Study
Erica P. Gunderson,Cora E. Lewis,Ying Lin,Mike Sorel,Myron D. Gross,Stephen Sidney,David R. Jacobs,James M. Shikany,Charles P. Quesenberry +8 more
TL;DR: This study provides longitudinal biochemical evidence that lactation duration is independently associated with lower incidence of diabetes, and shows a strong, graded inverse association with diabetes incidence.
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Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk
TL;DR: Pediatricians play a critical role in their practices and communities as advocates of breastfeeding and thus should be knowledgeable about the health risks of not breastfeeding, the economic benefits to society of breastfeeding, and the techniques for managing and supporting the breastfeeding dyad.
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Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in Body Mass Index Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2010
TL;DR: The most recent estimates of obesity prevalence in US children and adolescents for 2009-2010 are presented and trend analyses over a 12-year period indicated a significant increase in obesity prevalence between 1999-2000 and 2009- 2010 in males aged 2 through 19 years but not in females.
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Breastfeeding and the use of human milk
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Andrew L. Kau,Philip P. Ahern,Nicholas W. Griffin,Andrew L. Goodman,Andrew L. Goodman,Jeffrey I. Gordon +5 more
TL;DR: Understanding how the diet and nutritional status influence the composition and dynamic operations of the authors' gut microbial communities, and the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system, should help to address several pressing global health problems.
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Healthy People 2020
TL;DR: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched Healthy People 2020 in December 2010, announcing the new 10-year goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention.