Infant feeding and obesity risk in the child.

摘要: Early nutrition in infancy may influence later child health outcomes including overweight through 'programming'. Systematic reviews suggest that breastfeeding is associated with a modest reduction the risk of and obesity. This commentary explores some these mechanisms behind this association. Generally breastfed infants are leaner than artificially (formula)-fed behavioural hormonal explain difference. The theory high nutrient diet adversely programs principal components metabolic syndrome (body mass index, blood pressure lipids) by promoting growth acceleration, whereas slower benefits cardiovascular disease its factors. Artificial-feeding stimulates higher postnatal velocity adiposity rebound occurring earlier those children who have greater fatness later, has been shown to promote growth. adverse long-term effects early acceleration emerge as fundamental protein content artificial baby milk compared lower breastmilk responsible for increased rate during influential period formula-fed infants. Breastfeeding, on other hand, protective effect obesity inducing plasma insulin levels, thereby decreasing fat storage preventing excessive adipocyte development. Plausible biological underlying against based unique composition human physiological responses milk.