Insulin-like growth factor I concentrations in infancy predict differential gains in body length and adiposity: the Cambridge Baby Growth Study
Authors:
- Ken K OngKOKen K Ong
- Markus LangkampMLMarkus Langkamp
- Michael B RankeMRMichael B Ranke
- Karen WhiteheadKWKaren Whitehead
- Ieuan A HughesIHIeuan A Hughes
- Carlo L AceriniCACarlo L Acerini
- David B DungerDDDavid B Dunger
Open Access
- 1 July 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 90 (1) , 156-161
Abstract
Background: Formula milk–fed infants show faster rates of growth and weight gain than do breastfed infants, and they have higher concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I).Keywords
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