Breastfeeding and chronic disease in childhood and adolescence.
A growing body of research suggests that infant feeding practices influence the risk for several chronic diseases of childhood and adolescence. Increased risks for type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, some childhood cancers, and inflammatory bowel disease have been associated with artificial infant feeding and short-term breastfeeding. As genetic susceptibility is understood more completely and gene-environment interactions are elucidated, evidence to either confirm or refute these findings will be forthcoming.
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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
D000293:Adolescent; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000502:physiology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology