Early Programming by Protein Intake: The Effect of Protein on Adiposity Development and the Growth and Functionality of Vital Organs

This article reviews the role of protein intake on metabolic programming early in life. The observations that breastfeeding in infancy reduces the risk of being overweight and obese later in life and the differences in the protein content between formula milk and human milk have generated the early...

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Main Authors: Veronica Luque, Ricardo Closa-Monasterolo, Joaquín Escribano, Natalia Ferré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Nutrition and Metabolic Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/NMI.S29525