Early postnatal nutrition after preterm birth and cardiometabolic risk factors in young adulthood.

Early postnatal nutrition after preterm birth and cardiometabolic risk factors in young adulthood.

<h4>Objectives</h4>Adults born preterm at very low birthweight (VLBW; <1500 g) have a non-optimal cardiometabolic risk factor profile. Since higher protein intake during the first weeks of life predicted a healthier body composition in adulthood in our previous studies, we hypothesize...

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Main Authors: Julia Suikkanen, Hanna-Maria Matinolli, Johan G Eriksson, Anna-Liisa Järvenpää, Sture Andersson, Eero Kajantie, Petteri Hovi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209404

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