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SUBMITTER: Du Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5758521 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Du Qinwen Q Luo Zhong-Cheng ZC Nuyt Anne Monique AM Audibert Francois F Julien Pierre P Wei Shu-Qin SQ Zhang Dan-Li DL Fraser William W Levy Emile E
Scientific reports 20180108 1
The metabolic health effects of vitamin A and E nutritional status in early life are largely unknown. We assessed whether vitamin A and vitamin E nutritional status may affect circulating leptin, adiponectin, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF-II levels in early life in humans. In a singleton birth cohort (n = 248), vitamin A and E nutritional status in fetuses/newborns were assessed by cord plasma concentrations of retinol, β-carotene, α- and γ-tocopherols. The primary outcomes were cor ...[more]