Exclusive breastfeeding for 4 versus 6 months and growth in early childhood.

To investigate the growth and the prevalence of overweight in early childhood among infants exclusively breastfed for 6 months (EBF) compared with those receiving complementary foods from 4 months of age in addition to breast milk (CF).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Jonsdottir, OH, Kleinman, RE, Wells, JC, Fewtrell, MS, Hibberd, PL, Gunnlaugsson, G, Thorsdottir, I
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	Complementary feeding Exclusive breastfeeding Growth Overweight Randomised trial Adult Anthropometry Breast Feeding Child Development Child Preschool Female Food Humans Iceland Infant Male Prevalence Young Adult
Online Access:	http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1417145/

Description
Summary:	To investigate the growth and the prevalence of overweight in early childhood among infants exclusively breastfed for 6 months (EBF) compared with those receiving complementary foods from 4 months of age in addition to breast milk (CF).