Journal article
Breast-feeding reduces maternal lower-body fat
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, v 93(4), pp 429-433
1993
PMID: 8454811
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Abstract
The effect of breast-feeding on maternal anthropometric measures during the first 6 postpartum months was studied in 24 women. Mothers, who were seen in the hospital shortly after delivery and at monthly intervals thereafter, kept a record of their infant-feeding practices and provided three 24-hour dietary recalls per month. The women were placed in one of three groups according to their infant-feeding practices: breast-feeding exclusively, combination of breast- and formula-feeding, and formula-feeding only. Changes in anthropometric variables at 6 months postpartum were similar in the three groups, but mothers who breast-fed exclusively or partially had significantly larger reductions in hip circumference measurements (3.6% and 3.1%, respectively) and were less above their prepregnancy weights at 1 month postpartum (7.8% and 8.5% above prepregnancy weight, respectively) than mothers who fed formula exclusively (0.68% reduction in hip circumference and 13.7% above prepregnancy weight). Our findings indicate that a woman's choice of infant-feeding practice influences postpartum anthropometric changes, but these effects may be temporary.
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- Title
- Breast-feeding reduces maternal lower-body fat
- Creators
- F.Matthew Kramer - United States Department of the ArmyAlbert J Stunkard - University of PennsylvaniaKathleen A Marshall - University of PennsylvaniaShortie McKinney - Drexel UniversityJane Liebschutz - University of PennsylvaniaFAO, Rome (Italy). Publications Div
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Dietetic Association, v 93(4), pp 429-433
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1993KV99600013
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0027477590
- Other Identifier
- 991019183952904721
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- Nutrition & Dietetics