OBJECTIVE Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the most common chronic bacterial infection in humans. Chronic colonization increases the risk of duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer. The risk factors for acquiring the infection have been extensively studied. However, there are conflicting results on the role of breastfeeding in the prevention of H. pylori infection. We conducted a study to evaluate ...

BACKGROUND We evaluated whether B cell-derived immune defenses of the gastro-intestinal tract are activated to produce HIV-specific antibodies in children continuously exposed to HIV via breast-feeding. METHODS Couples of HIV-1-infected mothers (n = 14) and their breastfed non HIV-infected (n = 8) and HIV-infected (n = 6) babies, and healthy HIV-negative mothers and breastfed babies (n = 10) ...

BACKGROUND Concern has been raised by infant feeding experts that supplementing breastfed infants with iron-fortified formula rather than low-iron formula may have an undesirable impact on their gastrointestinal flora. Thus far, there have been no clinical studies to address this issue directly. We compared the reported frequency of diarrhea for breastfed infants given iron-fortified formula wi...

Objective: To determine whether breastfeeding is related to total and regional adiposity, and glucose and insulin dynamics in overweight Latino youth throughout puberty. Research Design: The relations between breastfeeding and diabetes risk were determined in 240 overweight (BMI ≥85 percentile) Latino children (8 to 13 years) with a positive family history of type 2 diabetes. Children were exam...

BACKGROUND The proportion of mothers in Japan who breastfeed exclusively has been low since the 1970s. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between the time of first breastfeed after birth and the proportion of mothers fully breastfeeding up to four months postpartum. METHODS A survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire. The participants were 318 mothers ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the use of pacifiers and its relationship with early weaning among children born at a Child-Friendly Hospital. METHODS A cohort study was carried out with 250 healthy singleton babies, with birthweight > or =2,500 g, and with ongoing breastfeeding, born at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. All mothers lived in Porto Alegre. Data were collected through interviews with t...

BACKGROUND Observational evidence suggests that having been breastfed in infancy may reduce the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in later life. OBJECTIVE The objective was to examine the influence of initial breastfeeding on type 2 diabetes and blood glucose and insulin concentrations. DESIGN A systematic review of published studies identified 1010 reports; 23 examined the relation between inf...

Background: With the development of economy and urbanization, methods of child-feeding have significantly changed in China over the past three decades. However, little is known about breastfeeding in China since 2009. This study aims to update information on the prevalence of breastfeeding in China. Methods: Data were obtained from the first Health Service Household Interview Survey of Hunan Pr...

Objectives: To determine the frequency of different feeding practices among infants presenting with acute diarrhea.
 Material and Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out from October 2019 to March 2020 in Paediatrics Out-Patient Department Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar. Infants diarrhea were included after meeting inclusion exclusion criteria. Sampling done by consecutive ...