Metabolomics in early life and the association with body composition at age 2 years.
Inge A L P van BeijsterveldtStuart G SnowdenPernille Neve MyersKirsten S de FluiterBert van de HeijningSusanne BrixKen K OngDavid B DungerAnita C S Hokken-KoelegaAlbert KoulmanPublished in: Pediatric obesity (2021)
Several plasma metabolites (LysoPC(22:2), dimethylarginine and others) at 3 months associate with body composition outcome at 2 years. These results highlight the importance of the first months of life for adiposity programming.