Breast milk nutrient content and infancy growth

Aim Benefits of human breast milk ( HM ) in avoiding rapid infancy weight gain and later obesity could relate to its nutrient content. We tested the hypothesis that differential HM total calorie content ( TCC ) or macronutrient contents may be associated with infancy growth. Methods HM hindmilk samples were collected at ages 4–8 weeks from 614 mothers participating in a representative birth cohort, with repeated infancy anthropometry. HM...