Comparative measurement of ghrelin, leptin, adiponectin, EGF and IGF-1 in breast milk of mothers with overweight/obese and normal-weight infants

Background/Objectives: Obese infants are more susceptible to develop adulthood obesity and its related comorbidities. Previous studies have shown the presence of hormones and growth factors in maternal breast milk that may influence infant adiposity. The aim of this study was to investigate differen...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of clinical nutrition 2015-05, Vol.69 (5), p.614-618
Hauptverfasser: Khodabakhshi, A, Ghayour-Mobarhan, M, Rooki, H, Vakili, R, Hashemy, S-I, Mirhafez, S R, Shakeri, M-T, Kashanifar, R, Pourbafarani, R, Mirzaei, H, Dahri, M, Mazidi, M, Ferns, G, Safarian, M
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Zusammenfassung:Background/Objectives: Obese infants are more susceptible to develop adulthood obesity and its related comorbidities. Previous studies have shown the presence of hormones and growth factors in maternal breast milk that may influence infant adiposity. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in concentrations of three hormones and two growth factors in the breast milk of mothers with obese and non-obese infants. Subjects/Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 40 mothers with overweight or obese infants (weight for length percentile >97) and 40 age-matched mothers with normal-weight infant (−10
ISSN:0954-3007
1476-5640
DOI:10.1038/ejcn.2014.205