Maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy, early growth, and body fat distribution at school age.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The associations of maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy with offspring growth patterns and body fat and insulin levels at school age were examined.

Methods

In a population-based birth cohort among 7,857 mothers and their children, maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy was assessed by questionnaires. Growth characteristics were measured from birth onward. At 6 years, body fat and insulin levels were measured.

Results

Compared to children whose mothers consumed <2 units of caffeine per day during pregnancy (1 unit of caffeine is equivalent to 1 cup of coffee (90 mg caffeine)), those whose mothers consumed ≥6 units of caffeine per day tended to have a lower weight at birth, higher weight gain from birth to 6 years, and higher body mass index from 6 mo

SUBMITTER: Voerman E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5427173 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature