Aim To update a systematic review and meta‐analysis of the association of breastfeeding
with overweight or obesity that had been commissioned by the World Health Organization …

This article's aim is to review the literature on racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding
rates and practices, address barriers to breastfeeding among minority women, conduct a …

A substantial body of research suggests that efforts to prevent pediatric obesity may benefit
from targeting not just what a child eats, but how they eat. Specifically, child obesity …

ABSTRACT Background During the Pregnancy and Birth to 24 Months Project, the USDA
and Department of Health and Human Services initiated a review of evidence on diet and …

Pediatricians play a critical role in educating and counseling families about infant nutrition
and feeding. Along with the many positive short-term medical effects that breastfeeding …

Despite recognized health benefits for both mothers and infants, significant disparities still
exist in the rates of breastfeeding in the United States. Major organizations representing the …

Objective This narrative review examines six important non‐nutritive substances in breast
milk, many of which were thought to have little to no biological significance. The overall …

To date, nutritional epidemiology has relied heavily on relatively weak methods including
simple observational designs and substandard measurements. Despite low internal validity …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a major acquired neurologic disease of young adults. The
prototypic patient is a young woman of reproductive age. Gender preference is becoming …

Background Breastfeeding is associated with a lower risk of subsequent overweight or
obesity, but it is uncertain whether this is a causal relation because most studies have not …