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World J Diabetes. May 15, 2023; 14(5): 617-631
Published online May 15, 2023. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v14.i5.617
Published online May 15, 2023. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v14.i5.617
Cardiometabolic effects of breastfeeding on infants of diabetic mothers
Reem Elbeltagi, Department of Medicine, Irish Royal College of Surgeon, Busaiteen 15503, Bahrain
Mohammed Al-Beltagi, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta 31511, Egypt
Mohammed Al-Beltagi, Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center, King Abdulla Medical City, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 26671, Bahrain
Nermin Kamal Saeed, Medical Microbiology Section, Department of Pathology, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama 12, Bahrain
Nermin Kamal Saeed, Department of Microbiology, Irish Royal College of Surgeon, Bahrain, Busaiteen 15503, Bahrain
Adel Salah Bediwy, Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
Adel Salah Bediwy, Department of Pulmonology, University Medical Center, King Abdulla Medical City, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 26671, Bahrain
Author contributions: Elbeltagi R, Al-Biltagi M, Saeed NK, and Bediwy AS collected the data, wrote and revised the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Mohammed Al-Beltagi, MBChB, MD, MSc, PhD, Academic Editor, Chairman, Consultant Physician-Scientist, Professor, Researcher, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Al Bahr Street, Tanta 31511, Egypt.
Received: December 19, 2022
Peer-review started: December 19, 2022
First decision: February 28, 2023
Revised: March 1, 2023
Accepted: April 7, 2023
Article in press: April 7, 2023
Published online: May 15, 2023
Processing time: 146 Days and 17 Hours
Peer-review started: December 19, 2022
First decision: February 28, 2023
Revised: March 1, 2023
Accepted: April 7, 2023
Article in press: April 7, 2023
Published online: May 15, 2023
Processing time: 146 Days and 17 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Breast milk is the ideal nutritional source for all neonates. It protects against many cardiometabolic disorders for babies and their mothers in the presence or absence of gestational diabetes. It protects against overweight, obesity, insulin resistance, prediabetes, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome in offspring regardless of gestational diabetes status. Therefore, it prevents significant risk factors predisposing to cardiovascular diseases during childhood and adulthood. Every effort should be made to encourage breastfeeding.