BACKGROUND: The question of whether breastfeeding protects the @entity1 from @entity28 is a still debated issue; however, the relationship between early adiposity rebound and higher risk of @entity28 is well known. This study was aimed at evaluating whether breastfeeding (without formula supplement) during the first 6 months of life delays the time of adiposity rebound and consequently reduces the rates of @entity28 at the age of 8. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included 1812 @entity1 born in Gran Canaria in 2004, with follow-up until they were 8 years of age. Anthropometrical data had been taken during routine visits to the doctor and were extracted from medical record databases. Only @entity1 with breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life (173 @entity1 ) and @entity1 without breastfeeding (192 @entity1 ) were included. @entity1 with mixed feeding and @entity1 whose data were not available were excluded. RESULTS: No body mass index (BMI) differences were found between @entity1 with breastfeeding (17.7) or without breastfeeding (17.3) during the first 6 months of life. The percentages of @entity1 with normal weight, @entity2973 and @entity28 were similar in both groups, as well as the age of adiposity rebound breastfeeding 3.61 years; formula 3.64 years). Early adiposity rebound was associated with increased BMI at the age of 8, both in male and female @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: Breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life was not demonstrated to delay the age of the adiposity rebound, in our study.International Journal of Obesity advance online publication, 8 December 2015; doi:10.1038/ijo.2015.228.

Breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life, adiposity rebound and @entity2973 / XXXX at 8 years of age.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'Children', 'child'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity'] @entity2973 :: ('MESH:D050177', 'Disease') :: ['overweight']
@entity28 :: (MESH:D009765,Disease) :: ['obesity']
