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GLP-1 and IGF-I levels are elevated in late infancy in low birth weight infants, independently of GLP-1 receptor polymorphisms and neonatal nutrition.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Apr 2018
Díaz M, García-Beltran C, López-Bermejo A, de Zegher F, Ibáñez L
Abstract excerpt
Low birth weight followed by rapid postnatal weight gain is associated with increased risks for obesity and diabetes in adulthood. Modulation of glucagon-like-peptide 1 (GLP-1) secretion by (epi)genetic mechanisms or nutrition may, in part, influence this risk. Formula-fed infants born small-for-gestational-age (SGA) have higher circulating GLP-1 at age 4 months than breastfed SGA or...
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