The Association of Human Milk Appetite-Regulating Hormones with Infant Growth and Eating Behaviors to Age Six Months
: Human milk leptin and adiponectin may contribute to weight gain in early infancy, but the effect does not appear to be mediated substantially by infant eating behaviors. Further investigation into the metabolic programming of early infant weight gain is warranted.
Authors
- Julie Sturza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1486-1890)
- Julie C. Lumeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7898-8210)
- Adrienne Bruder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9380-3909)
- Lindsay Ellsworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6395-7550)
- Brigid Gregg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1192-2997)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Trinity Health (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2026-04-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18081203
- Primary Topic
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development