Influence of Breastfeeding Pattern on Cardiovascular Disease Risks During Adulthood: A Review. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 14 (SUPP1). pp. 173-178. ISSN 2636-9346 (2018)
Abstract
Infant feeding is thought to modulate cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, hyperglycemia, and
dyslipidemia. This possible association between patterns of feeding with development of cardiovascular disease
later in life provides the opportunity for early intervention and prevention strategies. Among all the feeding methods applied, breastfeeding is thought to be the best method and is said to be attributable to future health benefits. However, current evidence from the literature is weak and inconsistent to advocate risk factors management. Therefore,
this narrative review aims to provide current findings in assessing the association of breastfeeding pattern and risk
of developing cardiovascular diseases later in life. We searched three databases (MEDLINE, PubMed and Google
Scholar) from year 2000 to 11 July 2018. Findings on the association between breastfeeding and cardiovascular risk
factors are equivocal, although positive trend of beneficial effects of breastfeeding in reducing risk of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood was reported in majority of the studies. Future research should address all limitations that were identified by previous studies such as bias of study design and heterogeneity of samples to establish the association between breastfeeding pattern and cardiovascular disease in later life.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Infant feeding, Breastfeeding, Cardiovascular diseases |
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| Agencies of Resources: | Higher Institution > Public University > Universiti Putra Malaysia > UPM-MTDC Technology Center | JTS & JSSH Only | UPM/TNCPI/UPM-JD/LibraryUiTM - 16/11/2018 |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Asnida Md Arop (Sg. Buloh) |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Oct 2021 23:32 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2021 23:32 |
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