title: Breast feeding: preventive therapy for type 2 diabetes.
abstract: Exclusive breastfeeding for six months, continued along with top feed up to the age of 2 years and beyond, is strongly recommended by the World Health Organization. Apart from the various benefits that it provides, breast feeding may also serve to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in mothers, and type 1 diabetes and overweight/ obesity in their offspring. This review discusses the evidence related to breastfeeding and type 2 diabetes. It highlights pertinent aspects of breast feeding management, which can help facilitate optimal use of this natural preventive intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Bharti Hospital & BRIDE, Karnal, India.
authors.forename: Bharti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Yashdeep
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital & BRIDE, Karnal, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalra
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
keywords: Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, Metabolic syndrome, Prevention, Lactation.