The duration, frequency, and volume of exclusive human milk and/or infant formula consumption and overweight and obesity a systematic review
Available evidence about rapid weight gain from birth to 24 months and BMI and body composition at ages 2 years and older were also examined from studies that conducted within-famliy analyses of discordant siblings (i.e., siblings fed differently during infancy, siblings with differences in outcome...
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Alexandria, VA
USDA Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review, Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
2020, July 2020
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| Summary: | Available evidence about rapid weight gain from birth to 24 months and BMI and body composition at ages 2 years and older were also examined from studies that conducted within-famliy analyses of discordant siblings (i.e., siblings fed differently during infancy, siblings with differences in outcome status, or both).4. This review identified 42 articles that met the inclusion criteria. Thirty of the 42 articles presented evidence about ever, compared with never, consuming human milk, and 21 of the 42 articles presented evidence about different durations of any human milk consumption (i.e. some articles presented evidence about both exposures).5. The 30 articles that examined the relationship between ever, compared with never, consuming human milk, and overweight and/or obesity at ages 2 years and older presented evidence from 21 independent cohorts. ○ The evidence had strong consistency. BACKGROUND: 1. This important public health question was identified by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to be examined by the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.2. The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Birth to 24 Months Subcommittee, conducted a systematic review to answer this question with support from the Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review (NESR) team.3. The goal of this systematic review was to examine the following question: What is the relationship between the duration, frequency, and volume of exclusive human milk and/or infant formula consumption and overweight and obesity? SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE: 1. This systematic review examined the relationship between the duration, frequency, and volume of exclusive human milk and/or infant formula consumption and overweight and obesity. Nine of the 19 studies reported significant associations, but they were inconsistent in direction. In addition, potential bias from confounding and the limited generalizability of the evidence from the non-U.S. studies raised concerns (in particular because the prevalence of obesity among the participants of the cluster randomized controlled trial, conducted in Belarus, was much lower than the prevalence among youth in the United States).7. Evidence available from 2 studies was insufficient to determine the relationship between the duration of exclusive human milk consumption before the introduction of infant formula and overweight and/or obesity at ages 2 years and older.8. Human milk refers to mother's own milk provided at the breast (i.e., nursing) or expressed and fed fresh or after refrigeration or freezing. Examinations of donor milk are not included in this review. Exclusive human milk consumption refers to consuming human milk alone and not in combination with infant formula or complementary foods and beverages. Infant formula refers to commercially prepared infant formula meeting the FDA and/or Codex Alimentarius international food standards. Complementary foods and beverages are foods and beverages other than human milk or infant formula (liquids, semisolids, and solids) provided to an infant or young child to provide nutrients and energy.3. The outcomes of interest were overweight and obesity at ages 2 years and older. Fourteen of the 21 studies found significant associations and all of them showed that ever, compared with never, consuming human milk is associated with lower risk of overweight and/or obesity at ages 2 years and older. One study showed a marginal association in the same direction, and some of the remaining studies were underpowered.○ The evidence available from 5 of 7 studies that compared infants who consumed human milk for different durations with infants who never consumed human milk suggested that a longer duration of human milk consumption (e.g., ≥6 months) is most likely to be associated with reduced risk of overweight or obesity, compared to never consuming human milk.○ In 4 studies, the investigators conducted within-family analyses of siblings, which are designed to reduce bias due to confounding from genetic and environmental factors (factors that siblings share). Some of these analyses showed an attenuation of the significant associations found in full-sample analyses, suggesting that confounding may explain some of the association between ever, compared with never, consuming human milk and overweight and/or obesity at ages 2 years and older.○ The ability to draw stronger conclusions was primarily limited by the potential for confounding in a body of evidence made up of observational studies, and some concerns about the generalizability of the evidence from the studies conducted outside the United States (because U.S. populations may have higher risk of overweight and obesity than do the populations sampled for the non-U.S. studies).6. The 21 articles that examined the relationship between the duration of any human milk consumption, among infants fed human milk, and overweight and/or obesity at ages 2 years and older presented evidence from 1 cluster randomized controlled trial and 18 independent cohorts. ○ The evidence was inconclusive. Specifically, this systematic review examined available evidence that compared: ○ Infants who ever consumed milk (i.e., any amount of human milk) with infants who never consumed human milk,○ Infants who consumed human milk (i.e., any amount of human milk) for different durations,○ Infants who consumed human milk exclusively for different durations before the introduction of infant formula,○ Mixed-fed infants (i.e., consuming both human milk and infant formula, but not complementary foods and beverages) who consumed different intensities, proportions, or amounts of human milk,○ Infants who consumed human milk as their only source of milk and who consumed different intensities, proportions, or amounts of human milk at the breast versus by bottle, and○ Mixed-fed infants who consumed a single substance at a single feeding session (i.e., either human milk or infant formula) with mixed-fed infants who consumed both substances at a single feeding session (e.g., "topping up").2. No studies were identified that examined the intensity, proportion, or amount of human milk consumed by mixed-fed infants, the intensity, proportion, or amount of human milk consumed at the breast versus by bottle, or consuming a single substance (i.e., either human milk or infant formula) versus both human milk and infant formula during a single feeding session |
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