Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 1999 Dec 11;319(7224):1576.

Breast feeding and obesity. Relation may be accounted for by social factors

M Wadsworth, S Marshall, R Hardy, A Paul
Comment

Breast feeding and obesity. Relation may be accounted for by social factors

M Wadsworth et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

  • Breast feeding and obesity: cross sectional study.
    von Kries R, Koletzko B, Sauerwald T, von Mutius E, Barnert D, Grunert V, von Voss H. von Kries R, et al. BMJ. 1999 Jul 17;319(7203):147-50. doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7203.147. BMJ. 1999. PMID: 10406746 Free PMC article.

References

    1. Von Kries R, Koletzko B, Sauerwald T, von Mutius E, Barnert D, Grunert V, et al. Breast feeding and obesity: cross sectional study. BMJ. 1999;319:147–150. . (17 July.) - PMC - PubMed
    1. Wadsworth MEJ, Mann SL, Rodgers B, Kuh DL, Hilder WS, Yusuf EJ. Loss and representativeness in a 43 year follow-up of a national birth cohort. J Epidemiol Community Health. 1992;46:300–304. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Robinson MA . A comparison of breastfeeding in 10 classes of the population. Arch Dis Child. 1941;16:31–34. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Douglas JWB. The extent of breast-feeding in Great Britain in 1946, with special reference to the health and survival of children. J Obstet Gynaecol Br Empire. 1950;57:336–361. - PubMed
    1. Whitehead R, Paul AA. Infant nutrition and cardiovascular disease. Southampton: Medical Research Council Environmental Epidemiology Unit; 1987. Changes in infant feeding in Britain during this century. (Scientific report No 8.)