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Research from University of Notre Dame Australia in obesity provides new insights

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, August 2nd, 2010

New research, 'Body mass index, adiposity rebound and early feeding in a longitudinal cohort (Raine Study),' is the subject of a report. According to recent research published in the International Journal of Obesity, "This study examined the influence of type and duration of infant feeding on adiposity rebound and the tracking of body mass index (BMI) from birth to 14 years of age. A sample of 1330 individuals over eight follows-ups was drawn from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study."

"Trajectories of BMI from birth to adolescence using linear mixed model analysis investigated the influence of age at which breastfeeding was stopped and the age...

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