Impact of breastfeeding on anthropometric changes in peri‐urban Toba women (Argentina)
Valeggia C, Ellison P. Impact of breastfeeding on anthropometric changes in peri‐urban Toba women (Argentina). American Journal Of Human Biology 2003, 15: 717-724. PMID: 12953184, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBody fat percentageMonths postpartumSkinfold thicknessMaternal body mass indexAdult womenMeasures of BMIFat percentagePostpartum weight retentionSubscapular skinfold thicknessBody composition measuresYears of ageMaternal energy balanceShort-term energy balanceOlder adult womenPublic health perspectiveIntensive breastfeedingMaternal anthropometricsPrepregnancy weightMass indexMaternal ageSerious health threatAnthropometric changesLactational amenorrheaMixed longitudinal design