Evidence on the long-term effects of breastfeeding SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AND META-ANALYSES

By B. Horta. 2007

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Breast-feeding: A Commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition (2009, background): “U Intervention Trial (PROBIT) is a cluster-randomised trial involving 31 Belarusian maternity hospitals and their affiliated clinics that were randomised to either breast- feeding promotion on the basis of the WHO/UNICEF Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative or standard care (38).”
Early‐life determinants of overweight and obesity: a review of systematic reviews (2010, background): “Apart from a World Health Organization (WHO) report (22), a technology assessment report (16) and an entirely dedicated journal supplement (21), all the reviews were published as articles in 13 peer reviewed journals.”
Long‐term consequences of breastfeeding on cholesterol, obesity, systolic blood pressure and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis (2015, methodology): “In contrast, there was no association with total cholesterol; our first review in 2006 suggested a possible association with cholesterol levels measured in adults (24).”