Longer Breastfeeding Is Associated With Healthier Body Mass Index Trajectories and Lower Risk of Overweight and Obesity in Youth Aged 9–12 Years
Amongst initially healthy weight youth, breastfeeding, especially beyond 6 months, was associated with healthier BMI trajectories and lower unhealthy weight risk in boys. Although these sex-specific patterns warrant further research, our findings suggest that the associations between breastfeeding and body weight development extend into adolescence.
Authors
- Michael I. Goran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6897-6961)
- Miguel Ángel Rivas Fernández
- Shana Adise (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7225-7724)
- Jonatan Ottino González
- Sevan Esaian
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
- Universidad de León (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Obesity
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.70082
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- National Institutes of Health
- Saban Research Institute
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities