Cord Blood Metabolome Is Highly Associated with Birth Weight, but Less Predictive for Later Weight Development

Cord Blood Metabolome Is Highly Associated with Birth Weight, but Less Predictive for Later Weight Development

Background/Aims: Fetal metabolism may be changed by the exposure to maternal factors, and the route to obesity may already set in utero. Cord blood metabolites might predict growth patterns and later obesity. We aimed to characterize associations of cord blood with birth weight, postnatal weight gai...

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Main Authors: Christian Hellmuth, Olaf Uhl, Marie Standl, Hans Demmelmair, Joachim Heinrich, Berthold Koletzko, Elisabeth Thiering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-04-01
Series:Obesity Facts
Subjects:
Cord blood
Metabolomics
Early programming
Childhood obesity
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/453001

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