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The Long Answer• CDC: 9 months of breastfeeding

decreases risk of obesity by 30% (CDC, 2011)

• WHO: systematic review found 12% reduction in prevalence of overweight/obesity associated with breastfeeding* (Horta & Victoria, 2013)• AAP: 15-30% reduction in

adolescent/adult obesity if some breastfeeding occurred in infancy (AAP, 2013)• AHRQ: Breastfeeding reduces risk of

obesity in adolescence/adulthood by 4-24% (Ip et al, 2007)

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Current Recs:

WHO: exclusive breastfeeding (ebf) for first 6 months; continued breastfeeding for up to 2 years or beyond (WHO, 2014)

AAP: ebf for about first 6 months; continued breastfeeding up to 1 year or beyond (AAP)

Breastfeeding Among U.S. Children Born 2000–2010, CDC National Immunization Survey

Breastfeeding Among U.S. Children Born 2000–2010, CDC National Immunization Survey

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