Articles about breastfeeding and obesity

[Josefine Wendel]

I'm not sure if you're looking for the relationship breastfeeding - maternal
obesity, or breastfeeding-child obesity, but here is one that refers to the
latter:

von Kries, R, et al. Breast feeding and obesity: cross sectional study. BMJ
319:147-150, 1999. BMJ is available full text on the internet.

Josefine (José) Wendel, MS, RD
Email: jwendel at mediaone.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Kathleen M. Rasmussen <kmr5 at cornell.edu>
To: Public Health Nutrition Discussion and Information Group
<phnutr-l at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: Articles about breastfeeding and obesity



> Here's one:

>

> Hilson JA, Rasmussen KM, Kjolhede CL.  Maternal obesity and breast-feeding

> success in a rural population of white women.

> Am J Clin Nutr 1997;66:1371-8.

>

> Kathy Rasmussen

>

> At 02:31 PM 04/06/2001 -0500, you wrote:

> >Hello Everyone:

> >

> >I received the following request looking for any articles or information

in

> >regards to breastfeeding and obesity.  If anyone has any information we

> >could use or any links that we could look up we would sure appreciate

> >it.

> >

> >Thank you very much.  Abby Gold

> >

> >

> >Abby Gold, MPH, LRD

> >North Dakota State University

> >Department of Food and Nutrition

> >PO Box 5057

> >Fargo, ND  58105-5057

> >(o) 701-231-7482

> >(f) 701-231-7174

>

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