Leptin in Human Milk and Child Body Mass Index: Results of the Ulm Birth Cohort Studies.
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SUBMITTER: Logan CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6723424 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
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Leptin in Human Milk and Child Body Mass Index: Results of the Ulm Birth Cohort Studies.
Logan Chad A CA Siziba Linda P LP Koenig Wolfgang W Carr Prudence P Brenner Hermann H Rothenbacher Dietrich D Genuneit Jon J
Nutrients 20190813 8
The objective of the study was to investigate the potential association of human milk leptin concentrations with child body mass index (BMI) and BMI trajectory patterns up to two years of age among children in the Ulm SPATZ Health Study. Leptin concentration was measured in skimmed human milk by ELISA (R&D System). Child BMI was determined at two to three days, three to four weeks, four to five months, one year, and two years of age. In SPATZ, leptin concentration at six weeks was inversely asso ...[more]
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