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ey0016.4-10 | New Perspectives | ESPEYB16

4.10. Associations of protein intake in early childhood with body composition, height, and insulin-like growth factor I in mid-childhood and early adolescence

KM Switkowski , PF Jacques , A Must , A Fleisch , E Oken

To read the full abstract: Am J Clin Nutr. 2019;109:1154–1163.Early life nutrition has long-term effects on body composition and obesity risk. Breastfed infants have a lower risk of obesity, which may be related to the lower protein intake in human milk compared to infant formula. Recent studies have confirmed the association between high-protein intake during the first years of lif...

ey0017.3-4 | Thyroid and pregnancy | ESPEYB17

3.4. Association of exposure to ambient air pollution with thyroid function during pregnancy

A Ghassabian , L Pierotti , M Basterrechea , L Chatzi , M Estarlich , A Fernandez-Somoano , AF Fleisch , DR Gold , J Julvez , P Karakosta , A Lertxundi , MJ Lopez-Espinosa , TA Mulder , TIM Korevaar , E Oken , RP Peeters , S Rifas-Shiman , E Stephanou , A Tardon , H Tiemeier , M Vrijheid , TGM Vrijkotte , J Sunyer , M Guxens

To read the full abstract: JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2:e1912902.Air pollution has recently been associated with maternal thyroxine levels during mid gestation in a large single cohort study [1]. No data exist so far on the association of exposure to specific markers of residential air pollution during the first trimester, when neurodevelopment of the embryo is exclusively dependent on transplacental passage of maternal thyroxine.<p class="abstext...