Leptin concentration in human breast milk 6 weeks postpartum: Results of the Ulm Birth Cohort Study and the Ulm SPATZ Health Study
Logan, C.; Reister, F.; Koenig, W.; Walter, V.; Brenner, H.; Rothenbacher, D.; Genuneit, J. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2017 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background: Leptin in human breast milk has been implicated as a potential regulator of early-life metabolic programming. We investigated the influence of several maternal and child demographic, anthropometric, birth, or lifestyle related factors on breast milk leptin concentration assessed in two birth cohorts recruited approximately 10 years apart. Methods: The Ulm Birth Cohort Study (UBCS) and the Ulm SPATZ Health Study each consist of approximately 1, 000 newborns and their mothers recruited from the general population in the University Medical Center Ulm, Southern Germany, respectively, from 2000 – 2001 and…
