Association between Characteristics at Birth, Breastfeeding and Obesity in 22 Countries: The WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative – COSI 2015/2017

Isabel Rito, Ana; Buoncristiano, Marta; Spinelli, Angela; Salanave, Benoît; Kunešová, Marie; Hejgaard, Tatjana; García Solano, Marta; Fijałkowska, Anna; Sturua, Lela; Hyska, Jolanda; Kelleher, Cecily; Duleva, Vesselka; Musić Milanović, Sanja; Farrugia Sant’Angelo, Victoria; Abdrakhmanova, Shynar; Kujundžić, Enisa; Peterkova, Valentina; Gualtieri, Andrea; Pudule, Iveta; Petrauskienė, Aušra; Tanrygulyyeva, Maya; Rakhmatulloev, Sherali; Huidumac‐Petrescu, Constanta; Williams, Julianne; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Breda, João

doi:10.1159/000500425

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Association between Characteristics at Birth, Breastfeeding and Obesity in 22 Countries: The WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative – COSI 2015/2017

Published in Obesity Facts • Jan 1, 2019

Authors:

Ana Isabel Rito

Marta Buoncristiano

Angela Spinelli

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In Europe, although the prevalence of childhood obesity seems to be plateauing in some countries, progress on tackling this important public health issue remains slow and inconsistent. Breastfeeding has been described as a protective factor, and the more exclusively and the longer childr...

Subject

Breastfeeding

Medicine

Obesity

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