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dc.contributor.authorBinns, Colin
dc.contributor.authorLee, M.
dc.contributor.authorLow, W.
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-27T10:21:59Z
dc.date.available2017-09-27T10:21:59Z
dc.date.created2017-09-27T09:48:03Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationBinns, C. and Lee, M. and Low, W. 2016. The Long-Term Public Health Benefits of Breastfeeding. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. 28 (1): pp. 7-14.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57027
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1010539515624964
dc.description.abstract

Breastfeeding has many health benefits, both in the short term and the longer term, to infants and their mothers. There is an increasing number of studies that report on associations between breastfeeding and long-term protection against chronic disease. Recent research evidence is reviewed in this study, building on previous authoritative reviews. The recent World Health Organization reviews of the short- and long-term benefits of breastfeeding concluded that there was strong evidence for many public health benefits of breastfeeding. Cognitive development is improved by breastfeeding, and infants who are breastfed and mothers who breastfeed have lower rates of obesity. Other chronic diseases that are reduced by breastfeeding include diabetes (both type 1 and type 2), obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, hyperlipidemia, and some types of cancer.

dc.publisherSage Publications
dc.titleThe Long-Term Public Health Benefits of Breastfeeding
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume28
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage7
dcterms.source.endPage14
dcterms.source.issn1010-5395
dcterms.source.titleAsia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
curtin.departmentSchool of Public Health
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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