Exploring cardiovascular disease risk factors in early childhood

The development and onset of risk factors for medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease has remained elusive, but recent studies have begun to show that cardiovascular disease risk factors, including high blood pressure, can start in childhood.

In addition to the onset of risk factors, research has also demonstrated that parental behavior affects the likelihood of such risks, and has shown that breastfeeding is associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk even into adulthood. However, the quantity and duration of breastfeeding required to achieve these beneficial outcomes has remained unclear.

To address this knowledge gap, researchers from Canada explored the impacts of breastfeeding over time and have published new findings in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access journal of the American Heart Association.

Using data from the ongoing Canadian CHILD Cohort Study, which encompasses over 3,000 children to follow their development in an attempt to understand the importance of early life experiences, researchers analyzed infant feeding information collected from hospital records and caregiver questionnaires for nearly 2,400 children.

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