Relationships between Breastfeeding Patterns and Maternal and Infant Body Composition over the First 12 Months of Lactation
Breastfeeding has been implicated in the establishment of infant appetite regulation, feeding patterns and body composition (BC). A holistic approach is required to elucidate relationships between infant and maternal BC and contributing factors, such as breastfeeding parameters. Associations between...
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doaj-4e3849ef12c34410811d7cae8c14130f2020-11-24T21:46:01ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432018-01-011014510.3390/nu10010045nu10010045Relationships between Breastfeeding Patterns and Maternal and Infant Body Composition over the First 12 Months of LactationZoya Gridneva0Alethea Rea1Anna R. Hepworth2Leigh C. Ward3Ching T. Lai4Peter E. Hartmann5Donna T. Geddes6School of Molecular Sciences, M310, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, AustraliaCentre for Applied Statistics, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, AustraliaSchool of Molecular Sciences, M310, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, AustraliaSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, AustraliaSchool of Molecular Sciences, M310, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, AustraliaSchool of Molecular Sciences, M310, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, AustraliaSchool of Molecular Sciences, M310, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, AustraliaBreastfeeding has been implicated in the establishment of infant appetite regulation, feeding patterns and body composition (BC). A holistic approach is required to elucidate relationships between infant and maternal BC and contributing factors, such as breastfeeding parameters. Associations between maternal and breastfed term infant BC (n = 20) and feeding parameters during first 12 months of lactation were investigated. BC was measured at 2, 5, 9 and/or 12 months postpartum with ultrasound skinfolds (US; infants only) and bioimpedance spectroscopy (infants and mothers). 24-h milk intake (MI) and feeding frequency (FFQ) were measured. Higher FFQ was associated with larger 24-h MI (p ≤ 0.003). Higher 24-h MI was associated with larger infant fat mass (FM) (US: p ≤ 0.002), greater percentage FM (US: p ≤ 0.008), greater FM index (FMI) (US: p ≤ 0.001) and lower fat-free mass index (FFMI) (US: p = 0.015). Lower FFQ was associated with both larger FFM (US: p ≤ 0.001) and FFMI (US: p < 0.001). Greater maternal adiposity was associated with smaller infant FFM measured with US (BMI: p < 0.010; %FM: p = 0.004; FMI: p < 0.011). Maternal BC was not associated with FFQ or 24-h MI. These results reinforce that early life is a critical window for infant programming and that breastfeeding may influence risk of later disease via modulation of BC.http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/1/45human milkbreastfed infantsbody compositionanthropometricsmilk intakebioelectrical impedance spectroscopyultrasound skinfoldsmaternal factors |
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Zoya Gridneva Alethea Rea Anna R. Hepworth Leigh C. Ward Ching T. Lai Peter E. Hartmann Donna T. Geddes |
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Zoya Gridneva Alethea Rea Anna R. Hepworth Leigh C. Ward Ching T. Lai Peter E. Hartmann Donna T. Geddes Relationships between Breastfeeding Patterns and Maternal and Infant Body Composition over the First 12 Months of Lactation Nutrients human milk breastfed infants body composition anthropometrics milk intake bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy ultrasound skinfolds maternal factors |
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Zoya Gridneva Alethea Rea Anna R. Hepworth Leigh C. Ward Ching T. Lai Peter E. Hartmann Donna T. Geddes |
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Relationships between Breastfeeding Patterns and Maternal and Infant Body Composition over the First 12 Months of Lactation |
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Relationships between Breastfeeding Patterns and Maternal and Infant Body Composition over the First 12 Months of Lactation |
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Relationships between Breastfeeding Patterns and Maternal and Infant Body Composition over the First 12 Months of Lactation |
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Relationships between Breastfeeding Patterns and Maternal and Infant Body Composition over the First 12 Months of Lactation |
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Relationships between Breastfeeding Patterns and Maternal and Infant Body Composition over the First 12 Months of Lactation |
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relationships between breastfeeding patterns and maternal and infant body composition over the first 12 months of lactation |
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Breastfeeding has been implicated in the establishment of infant appetite regulation, feeding patterns and body composition (BC). A holistic approach is required to elucidate relationships between infant and maternal BC and contributing factors, such as breastfeeding parameters. Associations between maternal and breastfed term infant BC (n = 20) and feeding parameters during first 12 months of lactation were investigated. BC was measured at 2, 5, 9 and/or 12 months postpartum with ultrasound skinfolds (US; infants only) and bioimpedance spectroscopy (infants and mothers). 24-h milk intake (MI) and feeding frequency (FFQ) were measured. Higher FFQ was associated with larger 24-h MI (p ≤ 0.003). Higher 24-h MI was associated with larger infant fat mass (FM) (US: p ≤ 0.002), greater percentage FM (US: p ≤ 0.008), greater FM index (FMI) (US: p ≤ 0.001) and lower fat-free mass index (FFMI) (US: p = 0.015). Lower FFQ was associated with both larger FFM (US: p ≤ 0.001) and FFMI (US: p < 0.001). Greater maternal adiposity was associated with smaller infant FFM measured with US (BMI: p < 0.010; %FM: p = 0.004; FMI: p < 0.011). Maternal BC was not associated with FFQ or 24-h MI. These results reinforce that early life is a critical window for infant programming and that breastfeeding may influence risk of later disease via modulation of BC. |
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human milk breastfed infants body composition anthropometrics milk intake bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy ultrasound skinfolds maternal factors |
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