The Food Foundation：2024年母乳喂养障碍及其对儿童健康体重的影响研究报告（英文版）

B reastfeeding reduces the risk of childhood overweight and obesity and therefore can play an important role in supporting healthy weight in childhood. The UK has some of the lowest rates of exclusive breastfeeding in the world, with less than half of infants breastfed exclusively at one week old, and just 1% of infants being exclusively breastfed for six months, with rates lower in deprived communities.26 Many report that they would have liked to breastfeed for longer, thus highlighting the