Obesity during Adolescence and Feeding Practices during Infancy: Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Reem Sharaf-Alddin (Author), Radhia Almathkoori (Author), Hara Kostakis (Author), Ahmed N. Albatineh (Author), Abdullah Al-Taiar (Author), Muge Akpinar-Elci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Breastfeeding is proposed to play a role in reducing the risk of obesity throughout life. Kuwait has an extremely high prevalence of childhood obesity (45% of adolescents are overweight/obese) and extremely low breastfeeding indicators, particularly exclusive breastfeeding. In fact, litt...