ReviewInternational breastfeeding journal2015
Effect of breastfeeding on bone mass from childhood to adulthood: a systematic review of the literature.
Review in International breastfeeding journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pregnancy vitamin D supplementation and offspring bone mineral density in childhood follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Trial
- Prevalence of non-communicable diseases and duration of breastfeeding in children under 14 years of age: a nationwide community-based cross-sectional study.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Maternal Epidermal Growth Factor Promotes Neonatal Claudin-2 Dependent Increases in Small Intestinal Calcium Permeability.Function (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- Early Life Exposure to a Diet With a Supramolecular Lipid Structure Close to That of Mammalian Milk Improves Early Life Growth, Skeletal Development, and Later Life Neurocognitive Function in Individually and Socially Housed Male C57BL/6J Mice.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Nurses' and midwives' perspectives on how the pursuit for the 'perfect' body image affects their own breastfeeding practices: a qualitative study in Ghana.International breastfeeding journal · 2021Article
- Bone Mineral Density in Adolescent Boys: Cross-Sectional Observational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Observational
- Infant milk feeding and bone health in later life: findings from the Hertfordshire cohort study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2020Article
- DNA Methylation Signatures of Breastfeeding in Buccal Cells Collected in Mid-Childhood.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Determinants of bone mineral density through quantitative ultrasound screening of healthy children visiting ambulatory paediatric clinics.Saudi medical journal · 2019Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Middle-Aged Adults in Chongqing, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Breastfeeding as the sole source of milk for 6 months and adolescent bone mineral density.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2017Article
- Myths About Breastfeeding as Voiced by Lactating Nurses and Midwives: A Qualitative Study at the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.SAGE open nursingArticle
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundConflicting results exist about the short-and long-term effects of breastfeeding on bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD). We conducted a systematic review to assess the relationship between method of infant feeding and bone mass in children, adolescents and adults.
methodsThe literature review was concluded in September 2014 in MEDLINE, Web of Science and LILACS databases and articles published between 1998 and 2013 were included. Studies using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) instrument to assess the bone mineral content and/or bone mineral density (BMD) of total body, lumbar spine, femoral neck, or at least one of these sites were included in the review.
resultsFrom the 648 references identified, eleven were selected, ten of which had a longitudinal design. All studies were conducted in high-income countries, six evaluated the outcome in children, four in adolescents and one in young adults (<35 years). Of the studies that assessed the outcome in childhood, two found a positive association and the others showed a negative effect of being breastfed on bone mass. In adolescence, three studies showed a positive association between being breastfed and bone outcomes. Among adults, a negative effect of being breastfed exclusively for a longer period of time on bone mass was observed only in men. In women, there was no effect of being breastfed on bone mass.
conclusionsThere is no consensus on the effects of method of infant feeding on an individual's bone mass at different ages.
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