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Can breast feeding or formula affect body composition?
Published: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
 
A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that compared with breastfeeding, formula feeding is associated with altered body composition in healthy, term infancy.

 
 
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