Influence of exclusive breastfeeding on hippocampal structure, satiety responsiveness, and weight status.

ABSTRACT: Longer exclusive breastfeeding duration has been associated with differences in neural development, better satiety responsiveness, and decreased risk for childhood obesity. Given hippocampus sensitivity to diet and potential role in the integration of satiety signals, hippocampus may play a role in these relationships. We conducted a secondary analysis of 149, 7-11-year-olds (73 males) who participated in one of five studies that assessed neural responses to food cues. Hippocampal grey matter volume was extracted from structural scans using CAT12, weight status was assessed using age- and sex-adjusted body mass index (%BMI_p85 ), and parents reported exclusive breastfeeding duration and satiety responsiveness (Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire). Separate path models for l

SUBMITTER: Higgins RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9218327 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature