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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...