THE INFLUENCE OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING ON GROWTH TRAJECTORY FROM BIRTH TO YEAR 5 IN A WIC COHORT

OBJECTIVE. The impact of exclusively breastfeeding (EBF) on child body mass index (BMI) from birth through 60 months of age was investigated. METHODS. 60,190 mothers and children attending Women, Infant and Children (WIC) clinics in the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties of California provid...

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Main Author: Arevalos, Lindsey
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@CalPoly 2016
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1605
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2817&context=theses