Delayed introduction of solid feeding reduces child overweight and obesity at 10 years

Abstract

Background:The function that the timing of introduction of solid foods may have in the development of child obesity has not been adequately explored, either as a potential confounder of the relationship between breastfeeding and child obesity, or as an independent modifiable risk factor.Objective:To determine the association between infant feeding practices and child overweight/obesity.Patients and Methods:Six hundred and twenty subjects were recruited antenatally from 1990 to 1994. A total of 18 telephone interviews over the first 2 years of life recorded infant feeding practices. At mean age of 10 years, height and weight were measured for 307 subjects. Multiple logistic regression was use..