CellWell record HH-235649
Adolescent mothers' body composition and metabolic hormones (adiponectin, ghrelin, and leptin) in blood and human milk: associations with infant body composition
Verônica Rached; Elaine Pereira de Rezende; Maria Eduarda Leão Diogenes; Marcia Fernanda Taveira; Carmen Marino Donangelo; Flávia Fioruci Bezerra
2026
In plain language
Higher maternal body fat was associated with elevated breast milk leptin, which was inversely linked to infant length in adolescent mother-infant pairs.
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