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In utero exposure to gestational diabetes and adiposity: does breastfeeding make a difference?

L L HuiA M LiEdmund Anthony S NelsonG M LeungS L LeeCatherine Mary Schooling
Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2018)
In utero GDM exposure was associated with greater adiposity during childhood and adolescence. Breastfeeding in early infancy from mothers with GDM was not associated with greater adiposity in children and thus should still be encouraged.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • insulin resistance
  • preterm infants
  • young adults
  • depressive symptoms
  • skeletal muscle
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • childhood cancer