May growth of healthy breastfed infants differ from WHO 2006 child growth standards?

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  • Carlo Agostoni
چکیده

Supporting breastfeeding for as long as possible, firstly as exclusive for the first 6 months, and then adequately complemented with solids (up to 24 months and beyond if the mother and the infant like it) in agreement with WHO indications (1) Preventing overweight and obesity development from the earlier stages to receive a more effective preventive success to counteract the obesity pandemic not just in industrialized, but also developing and transition countries (2). Crucial to this policy is the early recognition of anthropometric or biochemical markers able to target groups ‘at risks’.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Acta paediatrica

دوره 102 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013