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BMI, CVD and mortality
The long term effects of childbearing and breastfeeding on body mass index in middle aged women results from the Million Women Study
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Objectives
To examine the relation between childbearing and breastfeeding and subsequent body mass index (BMI) in middle-aged women.
Design
Cross-sectional analysis within a large prospective study.
Participants
One million UK women recruited into the Million Women Study during 1996–2001. Participants completed questionnaires collecting information on personal and lifestyle characteristics, medical and reproductive history including questions on childbearing and breastfeeding, anthropometry, physical activity, and socio-demographic in factors. …