2014
DOI: 10.1159/000365033
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Excessive Weight Gain during Full Breast-Feeding

Abstract: Background: Breast-feeding is considered to offer optimal nutrition for healthy infant growth and development. Observational studies have linked breast-feeding to reduced obesity. Case Observation: We observed an infant who was born macrosomic (4.56 kg) and showed excessive weight gain markedly exceeding the 97th percentile of weight during full breast-feeding. At the age of 4 months, the weight was greater than 11 kg. Clinical evaluation did not reveal any underlying pathology. After the introduction of compl… Show more

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“…Defining optimal intake of Recently, more attention has been paid to the adverse effects of an excess intake of protein: evidence has been described about the hyperactivation of mTORC1 system associated with increased risk associated for age-related disorders such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and cancer [11]. This might also be relevant in the new-born: too high protein intake might lead to increased risk for obesity in later life [8]- [10] and a possible relation to development of colon cancer [26]. These observations lead to the re-evaluation of pathways involved in protein (amino acids) turnover.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Defining optimal intake of Recently, more attention has been paid to the adverse effects of an excess intake of protein: evidence has been described about the hyperactivation of mTORC1 system associated with increased risk associated for age-related disorders such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and cancer [11]. This might also be relevant in the new-born: too high protein intake might lead to increased risk for obesity in later life [8]- [10] and a possible relation to development of colon cancer [26]. These observations lead to the re-evaluation of pathways involved in protein (amino acids) turnover.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This drawback was due to the limited availability of plasma samples from the study participants. We should also take into consideration possible confounding factors, such as the duration of breastfeeding, which is known to influence the serum IGF1 concentrations (42). However, the differences in IGF1 and IGFPB-3 plasma concentrations were seen around 24 months of age, when the potential effect of breastfeeding should be marginal.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, in rare cases, exclusive breastfeeding may also induce excessive weight gain. In some cases, this was observed in association with a higher maternally produced protein content in the breastmilk than normally expected [101][102][103]. Overall, breastfeeding is associated with a modest risk reduction for later overweight and obesity in childhood and adult life by about 12-14% or more [104][105][106][107], although residual confounding cannot be excluded [20].…”
Section: Recommendations On Nutrition In Infants and Young Childrenmentioning
confidence: 92%