Impact of maternal metabolic abnormalities in pregnancy on human milk and subsequent infant metabolic development: methodology and design

• Main Authors: Hamilton Jill K (Author), Retnakaran Ravi (Author), O'Connor Deborah L (Author), Ley Sylvia H (Author), Sermer Mathew (Author), Zinman Bernard (Author), Hanley Anthony J (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Childhood obesity is on the rise and is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes later in life. Recent evidence indicates that abnormalities that increase risk for diabetes may be initiated early in infancy. Since the offspring of wom...