Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of breastfeeding (BF) and the association between occurrence/duration of BF and overweight/obesity in schoolchildren aged 7-14 years. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, conducted in 2012-2013, on schoolchildren aged 7-14 years from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil. Weight and height were measured according to procedures of the World Health Organization. Breastfeeding and sociodemographic data were obtained from a questionnaire responded by parents/guardians. BF was categorized as a dichotomous variable (yes/no) and according to duration (months). Nutritional status was evaluated according to the Z score of the body mass index per age for sex and it was categorized into two groups: normal weight (
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Pudla Wagner, K. J., Rossi, C. E., de Fragas Hinnig, P., de Almeida Alves, M., Retondario, A., & de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos, F. (2021). Association between breastfeeding and overweight/obesity in schoolchildren aged 7-14 years. Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 39. https://doi.org/10.1590/1984-0462/2021/39/2020076
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