Maternal weight and excessive weight gain during pregnancy modify the immunomodulatory potential of breast milk



: Maria Carmen Collado, Kirsi Laitinen, Seppo Salminen, Erika Isolauri

Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

: 2012

: Pediatric Research

: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

: PEDIATR RES

: 1

: 72

: 1

: 77

: 85

: 9

: 0031-3998

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/pr.2012.42


DISCUSSION: Complex interactions of cytokines and microbiota in breast milk guide the microbiological, immunological, and metabolic programming of infant health. Our data may indicate the presence of an additional mechanism that may explain the heightened risk of obesity for infants of overweight and excessive weight gain mothers.



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