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| Cynthia J BartokSummaryAffiliation: Pennsylvania State University Country: USA Publications
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Role of body mass index and gestational weight gain in breastfeeding outcomesCynthia J Bartok
Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
Breastfeed Med 7:448-56. 2012..This study determined whether high maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and/or excess gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with reduced breastfeeding duration and earlier formula supplementation...
Mechanisms underlying the association between breastfeeding and obesityCynthia J Bartok
Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Int J Pediatr Obes 4:196-204. 2009..These three protective effects may promote slower growth and lower body fat levels in breastfed infants, which reduce risk of overweight and obesity later in life...
Babies fed breastmilk by breast versus by bottle: a pilot study evaluating early growth patternsCynthia J Bartok
Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, USA
Breastfeed Med 6:117-24. 2011..This prospective pilot study compared the growth and body composition patterns of 19 predominantly breastfed/nursing infants (NG) and 18 infants fed significant quantities of breastmilk by bottle (BG) during the first 6 months of life...
High body mass index percentile accurately reflects excess adiposity in white girlsCynthia J Bartok
Department of Kinesiology and Center for Childhood Obesity Research, 101 Noll Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:437-41. 2011....
Risky vs rapid growth in infancy: refining pediatric screening for childhood overweightDarcy E Gungor
Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:1091-7. 2010....
Air-displacement plethysmography for the measurement of body composition in children aged 6-48 monthsRyan P Rosendale
Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Pediatr Res 71:299-304. 2012..Air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) is an age-appropriate method for measuring relative fat mass (%FM) in children; however, the accuracy of this method has not been evaluated in children aged 5 y or younger...
