Egg Introduction during Infancy is Associated with Lower Fat Mass Index in Females at Early Adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Egg consumption may play an important role in early-life growth given their high-quality protein, essential fatty acids, and micronutrients.

Objectives

Study objectives were to examine the longitudinal associations of infant age at egg introduction with obesity outcomes in early childhood, middle childhood (mid-childhood), and early adolescence.

Methods

We used existing data from 1089 mother-child dyads from Project Viva to estimate age at egg introduction through a questionnaire completed by mothers at ∼1 y postpartum (mean ± SD, 13.3 ± 1.2 mo). Outcome measures included height and weight (early childhood, mid-childhood, and early adolescence), body composition including total fat mass, trunk fat mass, and lean mass (mid-childhood and early adolescence), a

SUBMITTER: Choudhary D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10196582 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature