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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...

ey0017.2-21 | Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy and Fetal and Infant Growth | ESPEYB17

2.21. Cord blood Vitamin D status is associated with cord blood insulin and c-peptide in two cohorts of mother-newborn pairs

KM Switkowski , Jr. CA Camargo , P Perron , SH Rifas-Shiman , E Oken , MF Hivert

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Vol 104, Issue 9, September 2019, Pages 3785–3794. PMID: 31127822Maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy has been associated with markers of fetal growth and development. The circulating form of vitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], crosses the placenta, and the developing fetus relies on the mother for its vitamin D s...