Associations of infant feeding practices with abdominal and hepatic fat measures in childhood in the longitudinal Healthy Start Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infant feeding patterns have been linked with obesity risk in childhood, but associations with precise measures of body fat distribution are unclear.

Objective

We examined associations of infant feeding practices with abdominal fat and hepatic fat trajectories in childhood.

Methods

This study included 356 children in the Healthy Start Study, a prospective prebirth cohort in Colorado. Infant feeding practices were assessed by postnatal interviews and categorized as any human milk <6 mo compared with ≥6 mo; complementary foods introduced ≤4 mo compared with >4 mo; soda introduced ≤18 mo compared with >18 mo. Abdominal subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) areas and hepatic fat (%) were assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in early and middle

SUBMITTER: Cohen CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10884608 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature