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correlational
neutral effect

How long babies were breastfed doesn't seem to affect how many calories they eat when they're preschool age

Scientific Claim

Breastfeeding duration (4+ months vs <4 months) was not significantly associated with total energy intake in preschool children at baseline

Source Excerpt

Breastfeeding duration (exclusively breastfeeding for ≥4 months versus <4 months) was not significantly associated with total energy intake (MJ) in power function models at baseline (Supplemental Table 6).

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Evidence for the protein leverage hypothesis in preschool children prone to obesity.

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Evidence Assessment
Supported

The study conducted a subgroup analysis examining breastfeeding duration and found no significant association with energy intake at baseline, which is an important negative finding for understanding early feeding influences.