Effects of Breastfeeding and Formula Feeding on the Expression Level of FTO, CPT1A and PPAR-α Genes in Healthy Infants.

Sahar CheshmehSeyed Mostafa NachvakNayebali RezvaniAmir Saber

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2020)

Breastfeeding showed modulatory effects on the expression level of obesity-predisposing genes and can protect against obesity and subsequent non-communicable diseases. However, more investigations are required to explain the epigenetic effects of breast milk.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
poor prognosis
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
preterm infants
type diabetes
genome wide
high fat diet induced
weight gain
dna methylation
gene expression
binding protein
bioinformatics analysis
genome wide identification
genome wide analysis
transcription factor
preterm birth