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Associations of breastfeeding with childhood autoimmunity, allergies, and overweight: The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jul 2021
Hummel Sandra, Weiß Andreas, Bonifacio Ezio, Agardh Daniel, Akolkar Beena, Aronsson Carin A, Hagopian William A, Koletzko Sibylle, Krischer Jeffrey P, Lernmark Åke, Lynch Kristian, Norris Jill M, Rewers Marian J, She Jin-Xiong, Toppari Jorma, Uusitalo Ulla, Vehik Kendra, Virtanen Suvi M, Beyerlein Andreas, Ziegler Anette-G
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BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding has beneficial effects on numerous health outcomes. OBJECTIVES: We investigated whether breastfeeding duration is associated with the development of early childhood autoimmunity, allergies, or obesity in a multinational prospective birth cohort. METHODS: Infants with genetic susceptibility for type 1 diabetes (n = 8676) were followed for the development of autoantibodies to islet...
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