ESPE Abstracts

Background: Adiponectin is an adipokine related to insulin sensitivity. In adults and older children adiponectin correlates inversely to BMI, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular risk. Less is known about these relationships in early childhood.Objective and hypotheses: To explore the longitudinal development of adiponectin and correlations to early feeding patterns and serum essential fatty acids.Method: 324 term infants were fol...

Background: IGF1 is important for fetal and infant growth and is influenced by nutrition. In young pigs, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-enriched food is associated with higher IGF1 levels but studies in human infants are lacking.Aims and objectives: To assess levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) relate to IGF1, birth size and growth during infancy.Methods: The setting was a population-based longitudinal cohort comprising 126 fu...