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The impact of breastfeeding on FTO-related BMI growth trajectories: an application to the Raine pregnancy cohort study.
International journal of epidemiology - 1 Dec 2012
Abarin Taraneh, Yan Wu Yan, Warrington Nicole, Lye Stephen, Pennell Craig, Briollais Laurent
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INTRODUCTION: For years, body mass index (BMI) has been used by scientists to track weight problems and obesity in children and adults. Recent studies have implicated the fat mass and obesity gene (FTO) in the increase of BMI in young adults. A longer duration of breastfeeding is known to reduce the risk of being overweight later in life, but its ability to modify the effect because of FTO is not known. METHODS:...
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