Impact of breastfeeding during infancy on functional constipation at 3 years of age: the Japan Environment and Children's Study

• Main Authors: Noriko Motoki (Author), Yuji Inaba (Author), Hirokazu Toubou (Author), Kohei Hasegawa (Author), Takumi Shibazaki (Author), Teruomi Tsukahara (Author), Tetsuo Nomiyama (Author), the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is a lack of large, nationwide, birth cohort studies in Japan that examine the relationships of initial feeding habits and breastfeeding period duration with offspring functional constipation at 3 years of age. This study assessed the impact of breastfeeding during infancy...