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Benitez-Sillero JDD, Portela-Pino I, Morente Á, Raya-González J. Longitudinal Relationships Between Physical Fitness With Physical Self-Concept and Self-Esteem in Adolescents. RESEARCH QUARTERLY FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT 2024; 95:183-189. [PMID: 37036415 DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2023.2173134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Purpose: Physical fitness has shown to be positively related with young people's general mental health, mainly due to the changes in body composition derived from a regular sportive practice. Thus, the aim of this study was three-fold: 1) to analyze the relationship between physical fitness with the mental health status assessed as physical self-concept and self-esteem, 2) to study whether self-esteem offers longitudinal relationships with physical fitness three months after the first assessment, and 3) to know the most implicated variables of physical fitness in mental health variables. Method: A total of 1441 adolescents aged 12 to 19 years (mean=14.52; standard deviation=1.96 years), being the 49.5 % of them girls, from 4 high schools in Andalusia, Spain, participated in the study. The EUROFIT battery test was administered to the participants, as well as some questionaries to assess the physical self-concept and the self-steem. Physical tests and self-concept were assessed in an only temporal point, while self-esteem was analyzed longitudinally. Results: The results obtained indicated that physical self-concept was related to physical fitness, while self-esteem was especially related to the Course Navette test. Conclusions: These results suggest that having great levels of physical fitness, especially related to aerobic endurance, may help to have higher levels of physical self-concept and self-esteem as components of mental health in Spanish adolescents.
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Costa JA, Rodriguez-Trabal C, Pareja I, Tur A, Mambié M, Fernandez-Hidalgo M, Verd S. P-Wave Axis of Schoolchildren Who Were Once Breastfed. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1255. [PMID: 37508752 PMCID: PMC10378181 DOI: 10.3390/children10071255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND It has been known for decades that breastfeeding leads to a lower risk of asthma, respiratory infections, or metabolic syndrome at school age. In addition, evidence is now accumulating on the influence of breast milk on the shape, volume, or function of the heart and lungs. Within this field of research into the effects of breast milk on the structure of the heart and lungs, we have set out to analyze the differential electrocardiographic characteristics of schoolchildren who were once breastfed. METHOD This was an observational cross-sectional study, including 138 children aged 6 or 12 consecutively presenting to a well-child clinic between May and December 2022. INCLUSION CRITERIA The ability to perform reproducible ECG records, the feasibility of weighing and measuring patient, and breastfeeding data collected from birth were used as the inclusion criteria. RESULTS Using the 40° cut-off value for the mean P-wave axis among schoolchildren, 76% of never-breastfed children in our sample have a P-wave axis in a more vertical position than the mean as compared to 58% of ever-breastfed children (OR: 2.25; 95% CI: 3.13-1.36); there was no other significant difference between infant feeding groups in somatometric characteristics or ECG parameters. CONCLUSION We found a significant difference of the mean values of the P-wave axis between never- and ever-breastfed children. Although this report should be approached cautiously, these findings add to the renewed interest in discerning developmental interventions to improve cardiovascular health.
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- Juan-Antonio Costa
- Department of Paediatrics, Ca'n Misses District Hospital, Corona Street, 07800 Eivissa, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Son Espases University Hospital, Valldemossa Road, 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- La Vileta Surgery, Paediatric Unit, Department of Primary Care, Matamusinos Street, 07013 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- La Vileta Surgery, Paediatric Unit, Department of Primary Care, Matamusinos Street, 07013 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- La Vileta Surgery, Paediatric Unit, Department of Primary Care, Matamusinos Street, 07013 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- La Vileta Surgery, Paediatric Unit, Department of Primary Care, Matamusinos Street, 07013 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- La Vileta Surgery, Paediatric Unit, Department of Primary Care, Matamusinos Street, 07013 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Balearic Institute of Medical Research (IdISBa), Valldemossa Road, 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Ozkececi G, Akci O, Bektur S, Pektas A, Avsar A, Onrat E. The effect of breastfeeding during infancy on arterial stiffness in young adults. Minerva Pediatr (Torino) 2022; 74:49-55. [PMID: 35283477 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5276.16.04392-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Breastfeeding has many benefits for health, also later in life. However, its effects on the cardiovascular system are still unclear. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of exclusive breastfeeding as infants on arterial stiffness in young adults having no cardiovascular risk factors, using aortic pulse wave velocity, and brachial and aortic augmentation index. METHODS Eighty-six subjects were included in the study from similar socioeconomic status. 46 subjects who had received exclusive breastfeeding for the first 4-6 months in infancy (26 women, mean age 26.7±4 years) (group 1) and 40 subjects who had received exclusive breastfeeding for less than 3 months or had never been breast-fed (22 women, mean age: 28±3.8 years) (group 2) were recruited. Parameters of arterial stiffness (aortic pulse wave velocity, brachial and aortic augmentation index) were investigated using an arteriograph (TensioMed, Budapest, Hungary), which works on an ossilometric basis. RESULTS A significant decrease in pulse wave velocity in the breast-fed group was detected compared to the non-breast-fed group (P<0.05) but no significant difference was detected for aortic and brachial augmentation index. In addition there was a significant relationship between breastfeeding duration and aortic pulse wave velocity. CONCLUSIONS Breast milk intake in infancy reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in young adults, independent of other cardiovascular risk factors. It seems that there is a negative relationship between the duration of breastfeeding and the risk reduction.
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- Gulay Ozkececi
- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey -
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- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Benítez-Sillero JDD, Corredor-Corredor D, Ortega-Ruiz R, Córdoba-Alcaide F. Behaviours involved in the role of victim and aggressor in bullying: Relationship with physical fitness in adolescents. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0259087. [PMID: 34735472 PMCID: PMC8568104 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Physical fitness is related to well-being and health. Adolescence is a key period in the psychological and social development of the person, in which interpersonal relationships gain strength, being bullying a type of violence that can affect the personality of those involved. At present, there is not enough research to determine the relationships between bullying and physical condition. The purpose of this study is to find out if there are any relationships among physical fitness, victimisation, and aggression in bullying, and to identify these behaviours. This is a descriptive study done in 1035 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years (M = 14.67, SD = 1.49). The European Bullying Intervention Project Questionnaire (EBIPQ) scale was used, and anthropometric characteristics of weight and height were measured. In addition, physical fitness tests from the Eurofit battery, sit-and-reach, 30-second sit-ups, horizontal jump, manual dynamometry, and 20-meter Multistage Shuttle Run Test (SRT) were included. The relationships between variables were analysed using Spearman correlations, linear regressions, and ordinal regressions. The most relevant findings indicate an inverse relationship between being a victim of bullying and having a better cardiorespiratory cardiovascular endurance. These also show a direct relationship between being a bully and skeletal muscle strength measured through the horizontal jump, 30-second sit-ups, and manual dynamometry tests. Theoretically, we can conclude that physical condition can be considered a predictor to consider in bullying. Specifically, cardiorespiratory fitness, in addition to its multiple physical and mental benefits, may be a protective element against bullying victimisation. In contrast, muscular strength, especially in boys, may be an important predictor, especially in the physical component, of aggression in bullying.
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- Juan de Dios Benítez-Sillero
- Department of Specific Didactic, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Laboratory for Studies on Coexistence and Prevention of Violence (LAECOVI), Cordoba, Spain
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- Laboratory for Studies on Coexistence and Prevention of Violence (LAECOVI), Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Psychology, University of Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Laboratory for Studies on Coexistence and Prevention of Violence (LAECOVI), Cordoba, Spain
- Department of Psychology, University of Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain
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Gombert M, Codoñer-Franch P. Melatonin in Early Nutrition: Long-Term Effects on Cardiovascular System. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22136809. [PMID: 34202781 PMCID: PMC8269134 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22136809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Breastfeeding protects against adverse cardiovascular outcomes in the long term. Melatonin is an active molecule that is present in the breast milk produced at night beginning in the first stages of lactation. This indoleamine appears to be a relevant contributor to the benefits of breast milk because it can affect infant health in several ways. The melatonin concentration in breast milk varies in a circadian pattern, making breast milk a chrononutrient. The consumption of melatonin can induce the first circadian stimulation in the infant's body at an age when his/her own circadian machinery is not functioning yet. This molecule is also a powerful antioxidant with the ability to act on infant cells directly as a scavenger and indirectly by lowering oxidant molecule production and enhancing the antioxidant capacity of the body. Melatonin also participates in regulating inflammation. Furthermore, melatonin can participate in shaping the gut microbiota composition, richness, and variation over time, also modulating which molecules are absorbed by the host. In all these ways, melatonin from breast milk influences weight gain in infants, limiting the development of obesity and comorbidities in the long term, and it can help shape the ideal cellular environment for the development of the infant's cardiovascular system.
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- Marie Gombert
- Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- Service of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario del Doctor Peset, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region (FISABIO), 46010 Valencia, Spain;
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Risk factors during first 1,000 days of life for carotid intima-media thickness in infants, children, and adolescents: A systematic review with meta-analyses. PLoS Med 2020; 17:e1003414. [PMID: 33226997 PMCID: PMC7682901 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The first 1,000 days of life, i.e., from conception to age 2 years, could be a critical period for cardiovascular health. Increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a surrogate marker of atherosclerosis. We performed a systematic review with meta-analyses to assess (1) the relationship between exposures or interventions in the first 1,000 days of life and CIMT in infants, children, and adolescents; and (2) the CIMT measurement methods. METHODS AND FINDINGS Systematic searches of Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE), and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) were performed from inception to March 2019. Observational and interventional studies evaluating factors at the individual, familial, or environmental levels, for instance, size at birth, gestational age, breastfeeding, mode of conception, gestational diabetes, or smoking, were included. Quality was evaluated based on study methodological validity (adjusted Newcastle-Ottawa Scale if observational; Cochrane collaboration risk of bias tool if interventional) and CIMT measurement reliability. Estimates from bivariate or partial associations that were least adjusted for sex were used for pooling data across studies, when appropriate, using random-effects meta-analyses. The research protocol was published and registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO; CRD42017075169). Of 6,221 reports screened, 50 full-text articles from 36 studies (34 observational, 2 interventional) totaling 7,977 participants (0 to 18 years at CIMT assessment) were retained. Children born small for gestational age had increased CIMT (16 studies, 2,570 participants, pooled standardized mean difference (SMD): 0.40 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.15 to 0.64, p: 0.001), I2: 83%). When restricted to studies of higher quality of CIMT measurement, this relationship was stronger (3 studies, 461 participants, pooled SMD: 0.64 (95% CI: 0.09 to 1.19, p: 0.024), I2: 86%). Only 1 study evaluating small size for gestational age was rated as high quality for all methodological domains. Children conceived through assisted reproductive technologies (ART) (3 studies, 323 participants, pooled SMD: 0.78 (95% CI: -0.20 to 1.75, p: 0.120), I2: 94%) or exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy (3 studies, 909 participants, pooled SMD: 0.12 (95% CI: -0.06 to 0.30, p: 0.205), I2: 0%) had increased CIMT, but the imprecision around the estimates was high. None of the studies evaluating these 2 factors was rated as high quality for all methodological domains. Two studies evaluating the effect of nutritional interventions starting at birth did not show an effect on CIMT. Only 12 (33%) studies were at higher quality across all domains of CIMT reliability. The degree of confidence in results is limited by the low number of high-quality studies, the relatively small sample sizes, and the high between-study heterogeneity. CONCLUSIONS In our meta-analyses, we found several risk factors in the first 1,000 days of life that may be associated with increased CIMT during childhood. Small size for gestational age had the most consistent relationship with increased CIMT. The associations with conception through ART or with smoking during pregnancy were not statistically significant, with a high imprecision around the estimates. Due to the large uncertainty in effect sizes and the limited quality of CIMT measurements, further high-quality studies are needed to justify intervention for primordial prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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Kroker-Lobos MF, Ford ND, Gonzalez-Casanova I, Martorell R, Ramirez-Zea M, Stein AD. Improved nutrition in early life and pulse wave velocity and augmentation index in mid-adulthood: Follow-up of the INCAP Nutrition Supplementation Trial Longitudinal Study. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239921. [PMID: 33108379 PMCID: PMC7591084 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Nutrition in pregnancy and early childhood affects later blood pressure and precursors of atherosclerosis, but its influence on arterial stiffness is unexplored. This study determines whether exposure to improved nutrition during early life influences Augmentation index (AI) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) in mid-adulthood. We included 1221 adults (37-54y) who participated in a cluster-randomized nutritional supplementation trial of a protein-energy beverage (Atole), conducted between 1969–1977 in Guatemala. The comparison group received Fresco, a low-calorie protein-free beverage. In 2015–17, we measured anthropometry (weight, height, and waist-to-height ratio); AI and PWV (using carotid—femoral tonometry); blood pressure; fasting plasma glucose and serum lipids; and sociodemographic characteristics. Based on patterns of exposure, we characterized participants as fully, partially or unexposed to the intervention from conception to their second birthday (the ‘first 1000 days’). We fit pooled and sex-specific models using intention-to-treat, difference-in-difference regression analysis to test whether exposure to the supplement in the first 1000 days was associated with AI and PWV in adulthood adjusting for basal and current sociodemographic variables and current life-style and cardio-metabolic risk factors. Prevalence of obesity in men and women was 39.6% and 19.6%, and prevalence of hypertension was 44.0% and 36.0%, respectively. Women had higher AI (34.4±9.6%) compared to men (23.0± 9.8%), but had similar PWV (7.60±1.13 m/s and 7.60±1.31, respectively). AI did not differ significantly across intervention groups. PWV was lower in individuals with full exposure to the supplement during the first 1000 days (-0.39m/s, 95% CI -0.87, 0.09; p = 0.1) compared to unexposed individuals. This difference was similar after adjusting for cardio-metabolic risk factors (-0.45m/s; 95%C-0.93, 0.01; p = 0.06). Exposure to improved nutrition during the first 1000 days was marginally associated with lower PWV, but not with AI.
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- Maria F. Kroker-Lobos
- INCAP Research Center for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- INCAP Research Center for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Nyasordzi J, Penczynski K, Remer T, Buyken AE. Early life factors and their relevance to intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery in early adulthood. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0233227. [PMID: 32428029 PMCID: PMC7237005 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Early life factors may predispose an offspring to cardiovascular disease in later life; relevance of these associations may extend to ‟healthy" people in Western populations. We examined the prospective associations between early life factors and adult carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), a surrogate marker of atherosclerosis, in a healthy German population. METHODS We studied term participants (n = 265) of the DONALD Study, with bilateral sonographic measurements of IMT (4-8 measurements on both left and right carotid artery) at age 18-40 years and prospectively collected data on early life factors (maternal and paternal age at child birth, birth weight, gestational weight gain and full breastfeeding (>17weeks). Mean IMT values were averaged from mean values of both sides. Associations between early life factors and adult IMT were analyzed using multivariable linear regression models with adjustment for potential confounders. RESULTS Adult mean IMT was 0.56mm, SD 0.03, (range: 0.41 mm-0.78 mm). Maternal age at child birth was of relevance for adult IMT, which was sex specific: Advanced maternal age at child birth was associated with an increased adult IMT among female offspring only (β 0.03, SE 0.009 mm/decade, P = 0.003), this was not affected by adult waist circumference, BMI or blood pressure. Other early life factors were not relevant for IMT levels in males and females. CONCLUSION This study suggests that advanced maternal age at child birth is of prospective relevance for adult IMT levels in a healthy German population and this association may be of adverse relevance for females only.
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- Juliana Nyasordzi
- Department of Sports and Health, Institute of Nutrition, Consumption and Health, Paderborn University, Paderborn, Germany
- University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana
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- Department of Sports and Health, Institute of Nutrition, Consumption and Health, Paderborn University, Paderborn, Germany
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- DONALD Study Dortmund, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences (IEL), Nutritional Epidemiology, University of Bonn, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Sports and Health, Institute of Nutrition, Consumption and Health, Paderborn University, Paderborn, Germany
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Relationship between fitness, birth weight and breastfeeding in adolescents of a rural village in Spain. Sci Sports 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2018.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ter Borg S, Koopman N, Verkaik-Kloosterman J. Food Consumption, Nutrient Intake and Status during the First 1000 days of Life in the Netherlands: a Systematic Review. Nutrients 2019; 11:E860. [PMID: 30995816 PMCID: PMC6520769 DOI: 10.3390/nu11040860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Adequate nutrition is essential for growth and development in early life. Nutritional data serves as a basis for national nutritional guidelines and policies. Currently, there is no insight into the availability of such data during the first 1000 days of life. Therefore, a systematic review was performed, following the PRISMA reporting guideline, to identify studies on food consumption, nutrient intake or status in the Netherlands. Potential gaps were identified, and the quality of the studies is discussed. The databases Embase and Medline were used, as well as databases from national institutes. Articles published in 2008-2018 were screened by two independent reviewers. In total 601 articles were identified, of which 173 were included. For pregnant women, 32 studies were available with nutritional data, for young children 40 studies were identified. No studies were available for breastfeeding women. A large variety of foods and nutrients were assessed, however certain nutrients were lacking (e.g., vitamin K). Overall, the studies had methodological limitations, making the data unsuitable to assess nutrient inadequacies. There is a need for recent, high quality nutritional research to strengthen the understanding of the nutritional needs and deficiencies during early life, and is fundamental for national guidelines and policies.
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- Sovianne Ter Borg
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 3721 MA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 3721 MA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
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Güngör D, Nadaud P, LaPergola CC, Dreibelbis C, Wong YP, Terry N, Abrams SA, Beker L, Jacobovits T, Järvinen KM, Nommsen-Rivers LA, O'Brien KO, Oken E, Pérez-Escamilla R, Ziegler EE, Spahn JM. Infant milk-feeding practices and cardiovascular disease outcomes in offspring: a systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr 2019; 109:800S-816S. [PMID: 30982872 PMCID: PMC6500930 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND During the Pregnancy and Birth to 24 Months Project, the US Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services initiated a review of evidence on diet and health in these populations. OBJECTIVES The aim of these systematic reviews was to examine the relation of 1) never versus ever feeding human milk, 2) shorter versus longer durations of any human milk feeding, 3) shorter versus longer durations of exclusive human milk feeding, and 4) lower versus higher intensities of human milk fed to mixed-fed infants with intermediate and endpoint cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes in offspring. METHODS The Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review team conducted systematic reviews with external experts. We searched CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase, and PubMed for articles published January 1980-March 2016, dual-screened the results using predetermined criteria, extracted data from and assessed the risk of bias for each included study, qualitatively synthesized the evidence, developed conclusion statements, and graded the strength of the evidence. RESULTS The 4 systematic reviews included 13, 24, 6, and 0 articles, respectively. The evidence was insufficient to draw conclusions about endpoint CVD outcomes across all 4 systematic reviews. Limited evidence suggests that never versus ever being fed human milk is associated with higher blood pressure within a normal range at 6-7 y of age. Moderate evidence suggests there is no association between the duration of any human milk feeding and childhood blood pressure. Limited evidence suggests there is no association between the duration of exclusive human milk feeding and blood pressure or metabolic syndrome in childhood. Additional evidence about intermediate outcomes for the 4 systematic reviews was scant or inconclusive. CONCLUSIONS There is insufficient evidence to draw conclusions about the relationships between infant milk-feeding practices and endpoint CVD outcomes; however, some evidence suggests that feeding less or no human milk is not associated with childhood hypertension.
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- Darcy Güngör
- Panum Group, Bethesda, MD,Address correspondence to DG (e-mail: )
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- National Institutes of Health Library, Bethesda, MD
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- Dell Medical School at the University of Texas, Austin, TX
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- US Food and Drug Administration, contractor, College Park, MD
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- Division of Chronic Disease Research Across the Lifecourse, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA and Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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Montero López MP, Mora-Urda AI, Mill JG, Silva ABT, Santos Batista M, B Molina MDC. Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure in a Multicultural Child Sample (Angola, Brazil, and Spain). Am J Hypertens 2019; 32:265-271. [PMID: 30508175 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpy182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To analyze the relationship between early-life indicators, blood pressure (BP), and arterial stiffness in childhood, in three samples with different bio-cultural characteristics. METHODS The total sample included 520 schoolchildren 9-10 years of age from Madrid (Spain), Vitória (Brazil), and Luanda (Angola). Height and weight, BP, and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) were measured, all by one observer in each site, and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Birth weight, gestational age, type of feeding, and age at weaning were extracted from official health cards. Data were analyzed by multiple linear regression models. RESULTS No significant differences were observed in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) among the samples (P = 0.107 and P = 0.808). Luanda showed the higher cf-PWV (5.7 m/s), followed by Vitória (5.3 m/s) and Madrid (4.9 m/s; P < 0.001). Explanatory factors for the observed variability in SBP, DBP, and cf-PWV, obtained by means of multiple linear regression models, were different in three samples. BMI showed a positive and significant association with SBP, DBP, and cf-PWV in three samples. In the Angolan sample, in addition to BMI, birth weight was maintained in the explanatory models of SBP and cf-PWV adjusted for BP, with a negative and significant coefficient (-0.019 and -0.019). CONCLUSIONS Higher values of BMI in childhood are related with higher values of cf-PWV, SBP, and DBP in the three samples. Children from Angola showed the highest mean value of cf-PWV, especially those who had lower birth weight, suggesting that worse conditions in fetal life may contribute to increased aortic stiffness in childhood.
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- M Pilar Montero López
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Medical School of the Agostinho Neto University, Luanda, Angola
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- Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Institut of Medicina Social, University of Rio de Janeiro State, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Weihrauch-Blüher S, Kromeyer-Hauschild K, Graf C, Widhalm K, Korsten-Reck U, Jödicke B, Markert J, Müller MJ, Moss A, Wabitsch M, Wiegand S. Current Guidelines for Obesity Prevention in Childhood and Adolescence. Obes Facts 2018; 11:263-276. [PMID: 29969778 PMCID: PMC6103347 DOI: 10.1159/000486512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Current guidelines for prevention of obesity in childhood and adolescence are discussed. METHODS A literature search was performed in Medline via PubMed, and appropriate studies were analyzed. RESULTS Programs to prevent childhood obesity have so far remained mainly school-based and effects have been limited. Analyses by age group show that prevention programs have the best results in younger children (<12 years). Evidence-based recommendations for pre-school- and early school-aged children indicate the need for interventions that address parents and teachers alike. During adolescence, school-based interventions proved most effective when adolescents were addressed directly. To date, obesity prevention programs have mainly focused on behavior-oriented prevention. Recommendations for community- or environment-based prevention have been suggested by the German Alliance of Noncommunicable Diseases and include a minimum of 1 h of physical activity at school, promotion of healthy food choices by taxing unhealthy foods, mandatory standards for meals at kindergartens and schools as well as a ban on unhealthy food advertisement aimed at children. CONCLUSION Behavior-oriented prevention programs showed only limited long-term effects. Certain groups at risk for the development of obesity are not reached effectively by current programs. Although universally valid conclusions cannot be drawn given the heterogeneity of available studies, clearly combining behavior-based programs with community-based prevention to counteract an 'obesogenic environment' is crucial for sustainable success of future obesity prevention programs.
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- Susann Weihrauch-Blüher
- IFB AdiposityDiseases; Leipzig University Medical Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics I / Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, University Hospital of Halle/Saale, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Medical Center, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Movement and Neuroscience, German Sport University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department Of Clinical Nutrition and Prevention, Children's Hospital, University Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Rehabilitative and Preventive Sports Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg i.Br., Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology and Center for Social-Pediatric Care, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- IFB AdiposityDiseases; Leipzig University Medical Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Institute of Special and Inclusive Education, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Human Nutrition and Food Sciences, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology and Center for Social-Pediatric Care, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Qu G, Wang L, Tang X, Wu W, Sun Y. Association Between Duration of Breastfeeding and Maternal Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Breastfeed Med 2018; 13:318-326. [PMID: 29698055 DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2017.0180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Recently, an increasing number of studies have implied that breastfeeding has a protective effect on maternal hypertension, but it remains controversial. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of breastfeeding on maternal hypertension through meta-analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eligible studies were searched and identified in various databases. Meta-analysis was conducted to assess the association between the duration of breastfeeding and maternal hypertension. RESULTS Seven eligible studies that contained 444,759 participants were included in our study. Meta-analysis of these seven studies showed a significant protective effect of breastfeeding on maternal hypertension. Specifically, pooled odds ratios (ORs) of hypertension for >0-6, >6-12, and >12 months of breastfeeding were 0.92 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.88-0.96, I2 = 67.5%), 0.89 (95% CI: 0.86-0.92, I2 = 0), and 0.88 (95% CI: 0.84-0.93, I2 = 43.9%), respectively, compared with nonbreastfeeding mothers, and the pooled OR of hypertension was 0.93 (95% CI: 0.91-0.95, I2 = 40.8%) for women who breastfed compared with women who had not. Furthermore, the pooled hazard ratio of hypertension was 1.34 (95% CI: 1.17-1.52, I2 = 58.7%) for women who did not breastfeed compared with women who breastfed for more than 12 months for their first child. CONCLUSION Different durations of breastfeeding have different protective effects against the development of maternal hypertension, and breastfeeding for >12 months has a better effect than <12 months.
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- Guangbo Qu
- 1 Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- 1 Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- 1 Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- 1 Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- 1 Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China .,2 Center for Evidence-Based Practice, Anhui Medical University , Hefei, China
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Wilde MAD, Eising JB, Gunning MN, Koster MPH, Evelein AMV, Dalmeijer GW, Uiterwaal CSPM, Eijkemans MJC, Ent CKVD, Meijboom FJ, Fauser BCJM. Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health of 74 Children From Women Previously Diagnosed With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Comparison With a Population-Based Reference Cohort. Reprod Sci 2018; 25:1492-1500. [PMID: 29320957 DOI: 10.1177/1933719117749761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have compromised cardiovascular health profiles and an increased risk of pregnancy complications. In order to evaluate potential consequences, we aim to compare the cardiovascular and metabolic health of the children from women with PCOS with a population-based reference cohort. We included children from women with PCOS between the age of 2.5 to 4 years (n = 42) and 6 to 8 years (n = 32). The reference groups consisted of 168 (3-4 years old) and 130 children (7-8 years old). In an extensive cardiovascular screening program, we measured anthropometrics and blood pressure (all children), heart function and vascular rigidity (young children), metabolic laboratory assessment and carotid intima thickness (old age-group). Results showed that young PCOS offspring have a significantly lower diastolic blood pressure (β = 2.3 [95% confidence interval, CI: 0.5-4.0]) and higher aortic pulse pressure (β = -1.4 [95% CI: -2.5 to -0.2]), compared to the reference population. Furthermore, a higher left ventricle internal diameter but a lower tissue Doppler imaging of the right wall in systole compared to the reference group was found. Older offspring of women with PCOS presented with a significantly lower breast and abdominal circumference, but higher triglycerides (β = -0.1 [95% CI: -0.2 to -0.1]), LDL-cholesterol (β = -0.4 [95% CI: -0.6 to -0.1]), and higher carotid intima-media thickness (β = -31.7 [95% CI: -46.6 to -16.9]) compared to the reference group. In conclusion, we observe subtle but distinct cardiovascular and metabolic abnormalities already at an early age in PCOS offspring compared to a population-based reference group, despite a lower diastolic blood pressure, breast, and abdominal circumference. These preliminary findings require confirmation in independent data sets.
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- Marlieke A de Wilde
- 1 Department of Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- 2 Department of Paediatric Pulmonology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- 3 Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- 3 Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- 3 Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,3 Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- 2 Department of Paediatric Pulmonology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- 4 Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Pluymen LPM, Dalmeijer GW, Smit HA, Uiterwaal CSPM, van der Ent CK, van Rossem L. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in infant formula and cardiovascular markers in childhood. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION 2017; 14:e12523. [PMID: 28949070 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To investigate whether children who consumed infant formula supplemented with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) had a more favourable cardiovascular profile than children who consumed formula without these fatty acids, we used the Wheezing Illnesses Study Leidsche Rijn, a birth cohort that included 2,468 newborns between 2001 and 2014. Data on infant feeding were obtained by questionnaires. At age 5, blood pressure, carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), and carotid distension were measured. We used multivariable linear regression analysis to compare levels of cardiovascular markers in formula-fed children born before and after the LCPUFA supplementation. To account for secular trends, we compared levels of cardiovascular markers in a control group of breastfed children from the same cohort born before and after the supplementation. Formula-fed children born after the LCPUFA supplementation (n = 48) had no different systolic blood pressure (-2.58 mmHg, 95% confidence interval, CI [-5.5, 0.30]), diastolic blood pressure (-0.13 mmHg, 95% CI [-2.3, 2.1]), or carotid distension (24.8 MPa-1 , 95% CI [-47.1, 96.6]) and had a higher CIMT (18.6 μm, 95% CI [3.7, 33.5]) than formula-fed children born before the supplementation (n = 163). In the control group, children born after the LCPUFA supplementation (n = 98) had no different systolic- or diastolic-blood pressure, or CIMT, and a higher carotid distension than children born before the supplementation (n = 142). In conclusion, children who consumed infant formula supplemented with LCPUFAs did not have a more favourable cardiovascular profile in early childhood than children who consumed formula without LCPUFAs.
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- Linda P M Pluymen
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Pulmonology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Mihalopoulos NL, Urban BM, Metos JM, Balch AH, Young PC, Jordan KC. Breast-feeding, Leptin:Adiponectin Ratio, and Metabolic Dysfunction in Adolescents with Obesity. South Med J 2017; 110:347-352. [PMID: 28464176 DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000000653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Increased adiposity increases leptin and decreases adiponectin concentrations, resulting in an increased leptin:adiponectin ratio (LAR). In adults, components of the metabolic syndrome and other cardiometabolic risk factors, what we classify here as "metabolic dysfunction," are associated with both a high LAR and a history of being breast-fed. The relation among breast-feeding, LAR, and degree of metabolic dysfunction in obese youth is unknown. The purpose of our pilot study was to explore this relation and estimate the effect size of the relations to determine the sample size needed to power future prospective studies. METHODS We obtained fasting levels of leptin, adiponectin, lipids, insulin, and glucose from obese youth (aged 8-17 years). Weight, height, waist circumference, blood pressure, and breast-feeding history also were assessed. RESULTS Of 96 participants, 78 were breast-fed as infants, 54% of whom were breast-fed for >6 months. Wide variation was observed in LARs among children who were and were not breast-fed (>100% coefficient of variation). Overall, prevalence of metabolic dysfunction in the cohort was 94% and was not proven to be associated with higher LAR. CONCLUSIONS In this cohort of obese youth, we found a high prevalence of breast-feeding, metabolic dysfunction, and wide variation in the LARs. Based on the effect size estimated, future studies would need to enroll >1500 patients or identify, stratify, and selectively enroll obese patients without metabolic dysfunction to accurately determine whether breast-feeding in infancy influences LARs or metabolic dysfunction among obese youth.
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- Nicole L Mihalopoulos
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology, and the Division of General Pediatrics, School of Medicine, and the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology, and the Division of General Pediatrics, School of Medicine, and the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology, and the Division of General Pediatrics, School of Medicine, and the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology, and the Division of General Pediatrics, School of Medicine, and the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology, and the Division of General Pediatrics, School of Medicine, and the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology, and the Division of General Pediatrics, School of Medicine, and the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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Idris NS, Grobbee DE, Burgner D, Cheung MMH, Kurniati N, Uiterwaal CSPM. Effects of paediatric HIV infection on childhood vasculature. Eur Heart J 2016; 37:3610-3616. [PMID: 26746627 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Revised: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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AIMS Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection may alter childhood vascular properties and influence future cardiovascular risk. Whether vascular changes are associated with HIV infection per se or antiretroviral therapy (ART) is unknown. We investigated the effects of ART-naive or ART-exposed HIV infection in children on childhood vascular characteristics. METHODS AND RESULTS We performed vascular ultrasound to measure carotid intima media thickness (cIMT), distensibility, and elastic modulus on 114 children with vertically acquired HIV infection (56 ART-naive, 58 ART treated) and 51 healthy children in Jakarta, Indonesia. Children also underwent clinical and blood examinations. We used general linear modelling to estimate associations between HIV infection/treatment status and vascular characteristics with adjustment for confounders or possible mediators. Vascular measurements were successful in 42 ART-naive HIV-infected [median age 4.0 years (min 0.4-max 11.5)]; 53 ART-treated HIV infected [5.7 years (0.6-12.2), median ART duration 2.4 years (0.1-9.9)]; and 48 healthy children, 6.5 years (2.4-14.0). The ART-naive HIV infected had thicker cIMT (difference 70.4 µm, 95% CI 32.1-108.7, P < 0.001), adjusted for age, sex, socioeconomic status, parental smoking, body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, and HbA1c. Addition of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level to the model did not affect the results (71.6 µm, 31.9-111.2, P = 0.001). The ART-exposed children had similar cIMT dimensions to healthy children. Distensibility was not significantly different between HIV infected, either ART-naive or -exposed, and healthy children, but adjusted analysis including only ART-exposed children with controlled HIV (CD4+ ≥200/mm3 or CD4+ ≥15%) showed that the ART-exposed had an increased elastic modulus (difference 37.9 kPa, 95% CI 6.5-69.3, P = 0.02), and following adjustment for hs-CRP (35.5 kPa, 95% CI 4.2-66.8, P = 0.03). CONCLUSION ART-naive HIV infection in children is associated with increased cIMT. Children with ART-controlled HIV may have increased arterial stiffness, although further confirmation is required.
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- Nikmah S Idris
- Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia-Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jl. Diponegoro No. 71, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia .,Julius Global Health, Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, The University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Julius Global Health, Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, The University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia-Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jl. Diponegoro No. 71, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia.,Julius Global Health, Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, The University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Global Health, Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, The University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Rodriguez-Lopez M, Osorio L, Acosta-Rojas R, Figueras J, Cruz-Lemini M, Figueras F, Bijnens B, Gratacós E, Crispi F. Influence of breastfeeding and postnatal nutrition on cardiovascular remodeling induced by fetal growth restriction. Pediatr Res 2016; 79:100-6. [PMID: 26372518 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2015.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our aim was to determine the influence of breastfeeding and postnatal nutrition on cardiovascular remodeling induced by fetal growth restriction (FGR). METHODS A cohort study including 81 children with birthweight <10th centile (FGR) and 121 with adequate fetal growth for gestational age (AGA) was conducted. Cardiovascular endpoints were left ventricular sphericity index (LVSI), carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), and blood pressure (BP) at 4-5 y of age. The combined effect of FGR and postnatal variables-including breastfeeding, fat dietary intake, and BMI-on cardiovascular endpoints was assessed by linear and robust regressions. RESULTS FGR was the strongest predictor of cardiovascular remodeling in childhood, leading to lower LVSI and increased cIMT and BP as compared with AGA. Breastfeeding >6 mo (coefficient: 0.0982) and healthy-fat dietary intake (coefficient: -0.0128) showed an independent beneficial effect on LVSI and cIMT, respectively. Overweight/obesity induced an additional increment of 1 SD on cIMT in FGR children (interaction coefficient: 0.0307) when compared with its effect in AGA. BMI increased systolic BP (coefficient: 0.7830) while weight catch-up increased diastolic BP (coefficient: 4.8929). CONCLUSIONS Postnatal nutrition ameliorates cardiovascular remodeling induced by FGR. Breastfeeding and healthy-fat dietary intake improved while increased BMI worsened cardiovascular endpoints, which opens opportunities for targeted postnatal interventions from early life.
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- Merida Rodriguez-Lopez
- BCNatal - Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu), IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Epidemiology and Population Health Research Group (GESP), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.,Comfandi Health Services Research Group, Cali, Colombia
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- Epidemiology and Population Health Research Group (GESP), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- BCNatal - Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu), IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- BCNatal - Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu), IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- BCNatal - Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu), IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- BCNatal - Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu), IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBER-ER), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- BCNatal - Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu), IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBER-ER), Barcelona, Spain
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- BCNatal - Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu), IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBER-ER), Barcelona, Spain
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Eikendal ALM, Evelein AMV, Uiterwaal CSPM, van der Ent CK, Visseren FLJ, Bots ML, Hoefer IE, den Ruijter HM, Dalmeijer GW. Relation Between Circulating Inflammatory Chemokines and Vascular Characteristics in Healthy, Young Children. J Am Heart Assoc 2015; 4:e002346. [PMID: 26675251 PMCID: PMC4845277 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.002346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atherosclerosis begins in childhood with the occurrence of inflammatory vascular wall alterations that are detectable with B-mode ultrasound. Chemokines appear to be involved in the development of these alterations given that they occur early in the atherosclerotic pathway as mediators of vascular inflammation. However, this has not extensively been investigated. Therefore, we studied in healthy young children whether chemokines monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), regulated on activation normal T-cell expressed and secreted (RANTES), and vascular and intercellular adhesion molecules (VCAM and ICAM) related to vascular characteristics of the carotid artery. METHODS AND RESULTS We obtained demography, anthropometry, and overnight fasting plasma of 139 eight-year-old children of the Wheezing Illnesses Study Leidsche Rijn birth cohort. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), distensibility, and Young's Elastic Modulus (YEM) of the common carotid artery were measured sonographically. Chemokine plasma levels were assessed using a multiplex assay. We studied the relation between the chemokines and vascular characteristics using multivariable linear regression analyses with adjustments for sex, systolic blood pressure, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein- and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. Of the studied chemokines, RANTES related to common carotid distensibility and YEM. One standard deviation increase in RANTES level related to a 5.45-MPA(-1) (95% confidence interval [CI], -9.43, -1.39; P=0.01) decrease in distensibility and to a 5.55-kPa increase in YEM (95% CI, 0.40, 10.85; P=0.03). RANTES did not relate to CIMT. MCP-1, VCAM, and ICAM did not relate to any of the studied vascular characteristics. CONCLUSION RANTES appears to be involved in the development of preatherosclerotic inflammatory vascular alterations already in healthy, young children. This may provide further insight into the early-life origins of atherosclerosis.
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- Department of PediatricsWilhelmina Children's HospitalUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary CareUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of PediatricsWilhelmina Children's HospitalUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular MedicineUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary CareUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental CardiologyUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental CardiologyUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary CareUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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Linhares RDS, Gigante DP, de Barros FCLF, Horta BL. Carotid intima-media thickness at age 30, birth weight, accelerated growth during infancy and breastfeeding: a birth cohort study in Southern Brazil. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0115166. [PMID: 25611747 PMCID: PMC4303430 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Objective To examine the relationship between carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) at age 30 and birth characteristics, growth during infancy, and breastfeeding duration, among subjects who have been prospectively followed since birth. Methods and Results In 1982, all births in the city of Pelotas, southern Brazil, were identified and those children (n = 5,914) whose families lived in the urban area of the city have been followed and evaluated at several time points. The cohort participants were evaluated in 2012–13, and IMT was measured at the posterior wall of the right and left common carotid arteries in longitudinal planes using ultrasound imaging. We obtained valid IMT measurements for 3,188 individuals. Weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) at age 2 years, weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) at age 4, height-for-age z-score (HAZ) at 4 years, WAZ at age 4 and relative conditional weight at 4 years were positively associated with IMT, even after controlling for confounding variables. The beta-coefficient associated with ≥1 s.d. WAZ at age 2 (compared to those with a <–1 s.d.) was 3.62 μm (95% CI 0.86 to 6.38). The beta-coefficient associated with ≥1 s.d. WHZ at 4 (in relation to <–1 s.d) was 3.83 μm (95% CI 0.24 to 7.42). For HAZ at 4, the beta-coefficient for ≥1 s.d. in relation to <–1 s.d. was 4.19 μm (95% CI 1.14 to 7.25). For WAZ at 4, the beta-coefficient associated with ≥1 s.d. in relation to <–1 s.d. was 4.28 μm (95% CI 1.59 to 6.97). The beta-coefficient associated with conditional weight gain at age 2–4 was 1.26 μm (95% CI 0.49 to 2.02). Conclusion IMT at age 30 was positively associated with WAZ at age 2 years, WHZ at age 4, HAZ at age 4, WAZ at age 4 and conditional weight gain at age 4 years.
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- Rogério da Silva Linhares
- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Gruszfeld D, Weber M, Nowakowska-Rysz M, Janas R, Kozlik-Feldmann R, Xhonneux A, Carlier C, Riva E, Verduci E, Closa-Monasterolo R, Escribano J, Dobrzanska A, Koletzko B. Protein intake in infancy and carotid intima media thickness at 5 years--a secondary analysis from a randomized trial. ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2015; 66:51-9. [PMID: 25572773 DOI: 10.1159/000369980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 11/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nutrition in childhood has an influence on the cardiovascular function later on in life. European Childhood Obesity Project is a multicenter, randomized clinical intervention trial examining the effect of early protein intake on later health outcomes, particularly adiposity and related disorders. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of nutritional intervention--different protein intake in infancy on carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) at 5 years. The association of cardiovascular risk factors with cIMT was also assessed. METHODS Healthy term formula-fed infants in five European countries were enrolled either to the higher (HP) or to the lower (LP) protein group. Observational group consisted of breastfed infants. Plasma insulin, glucose, lipid profile, IGF-1, apolipoprotein A1 and B were measured as well as anthropometric parameters of parents and a child, blood pressure and physical activity. RESULTS No difference in cIMT between HP and LP group was observed. Insulin, HOMA-IR index and total IGF-1 were positively associated with cIMT but after adjustment for confounders only an inverse association between ApoA1 and positive between ApoB/ApoA1 and cIMT were significant. CONCLUSION High versus low protein intake in infancy does not influence cIMT at 5 years. cIMT in healthy children at 5 years is associated with their apolipoprotein profile.
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Vitolo MR, Louzada MLDC, Rauber F. Positive impact of child feeding training program for primary care health professionals: a cluster randomized field trial. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE EPIDEMIOLOGIA 2014; 17:873-86. [DOI: 10.1590/1809-4503201400040007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a child feeding training program for primary care health professionals about breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. METHODS: Cluster-randomized field trial conducted in the city of Porto Alegre, (RS), Brazil. Twenty primary health care centers (HCC) were randomized into intervention (n = 9) and control (n = 11) groups. The health professionals (n = 200) at the intervention group centers received training about healthy feeding practices. Pregnant women were enrolled at the study. Up to six months of child's age, home visits were made to obtain variables related to breastfeeding and introduction of foods. RESULTS: 619 children were evaluated: 318 from the intervention group and 301 from the control group. Exclusive breastfeeding prevalence in the first (72.3 versus 59.4%; RR = 1.21; 95%CI 1.08 - 1.38), second (62.6 versus 48.2%; RR = 1.29; 95%CI 1.10 - 1.53), and third months of life (44.0% versus 34.6%; RR = 1.27; 95%CI 1.04 - 1.56) was higher in the intervention group compared to the control group. The prevalence of children who consumed meat four or five times per week was higher in the intervention group than in the control group (36.8 versus 22.6%; RR = 1.62; 95%CI 1.32 - 2.03). The prevalence of children who had consumed soft drinks (34.9 versus 52.5%; RR = 0.66; 95%CI 0.54 - 0.80), chocolate (24.5 versus 36.7% RR = 0.66 95%CI 0.53 - 0.83), petit suisse (68.9 versus 79.7; 95%CI 0.75 - 0.98) and coffee (10.4 versus 20.1%; RR = 0.51; 95%CI 0.31 - 0.85) in their six first months of life was lower in the intervention group. CONCLUSION: The training of health professionals had a positive impact on infant feeding practices, contributing to the promotion of child health.
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- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Idris NS, Evelein AMV, Geerts CC, Sastroasmoro S, Grobbee DE, Uiterwaal CSPM. Effect of physical activity on vascular characteristics in young children. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2014; 22:656-64. [PMID: 24526797 DOI: 10.1177/2047487314524869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Physical activity has long been proposed as an important modifiable cardiovascular risk factor in adults. We assessed whether physical activity already has an effect on childhood vasculature. METHODS In the Wheezing-Illnesses-Study-in-Leidsche-Rijn birth cohort, we performed vascular ultrasound to measure carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and functional properties (distensibility, elastic modulus) at 5 and 8 years of age. Child typical physical activities were inquired using a questionnaire completed by parents. Linear regression was used with physical activity level, expressed as a standardized value of time-weighted metabolic equivalent (MET) as the independent variable and vascular properties as dependent variables with further confounder adjustment and evaluation for possible body mass index and sex effect modifications. RESULTS In 595 5-year-old children and in 237 of those who had reached the age of 8 years, we did not find statistically significant associations between total time-weighted MET and each vascular parameter, neither in pooled nor stratified analysis. However, sport activities were associated with thinner cIMT (-3.20 µm/SD, 95% CI -6.34, -0.22, p = 0.04) at 5 years of age; a similar pattern was seen for organized sport. This effect was strongest in children in the highest body mass index tertile (-5.38 µm/SD, 95% CI -10.54, -0.19, p = 0.04). At the age of 8 years, higher sport level tended to be associated with higher vascular distensibility (2.64 × 10(3) kPa/SD, 95% CI -0.18, 5.45, p = 0.07) although this was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS Sport activity may have beneficial effects on arteries of young children, particularly those with higher relative body weight.
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- Nikmah S Idris
- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Martin RM, Patel R, Kramer MS, Vilchuck K, Bogdanovich N, Sergeichick N, Gusina N, Foo Y, Palmer T, Thompson J, Gillman MW, Smith GD, Oken E. Effects of promoting longer-term and exclusive breastfeeding on cardiometabolic risk factors at age 11.5 years: a cluster-randomized, controlled trial. Circulation 2014; 129:321-9. [PMID: 24300437 PMCID: PMC3946966 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.005160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding in infancy have been inversely associated with future cardiometabolic risk. We investigated the effects of an experimental intervention to promote increased duration of exclusive breastfeeding on cardiometabolic risk factors in childhood. METHODS AND RESULTS We followed-up children in the Promotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial, a cluster-randomized trial of a breastfeeding promotion intervention based on the World Health Organization/United Nations Children's Fund Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. In 1996 to 1997, 17 046 breastfeeding mother-infant pairs were enrolled from 31 Belarusian maternity hospitals and affiliated polyclinics (16 intervention versus 15 control sites); 13 879 (81.4%) children were followed up at 11.5 years, with 13 616 (79.9%) who had fasted and did not have diabetes mellitus. The outcomes were blood pressure; fasting insulin, adiponectin, glucose, and apolipoprotein A1; and the presence of metabolic syndrome. Analysis was by intention to treat, accounting for clustering within hospitals/clinics. The intervention substantially increased breastfeeding duration and exclusivity in comparison with the control arm (43% versus 6% and 7.9% versus 0.6% exclusively breastfed at 3 and 6 months, respectively). Cluster-adjusted mean differences at 11.5 years between experimental versus control groups were as follows: 1.0 mm Hg (95% confidence interval, -1.1 to 3.1) for systolic and 0.8 mm Hg (-0.6 to 2.3) for diastolic blood pressure; -0.1 mmol/L (-0.2 to 0.1) for glucose; 8% (-3% to 34%) for insulin; -0.3 μg/mL (-1.5 to 0.9) for adiponectin; and 0.0 g/L (-0.1 to 0.1) for apolipoprotein A1. The cluster-adjusted odds ratio for metabolic syndrome, comparing experimental versus control groups, was 1.21 (0.85 to 1.72). CONCLUSIONS An intervention to improve breastfeeding duration and exclusivity among healthy term infants did not influence cardiometabolic risk factors in childhood. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION Current Controlled Trials: ISRCTN37687716 (http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN37687716). URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01561612.
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- Richard M Martin
- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Medical Research Council / University of Bristol Integrated Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research, Bristol Biomedical Research Unit in Nutrition, Bristol, UK
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- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Departments of Pediatrics and of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Canada
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- National Research and Applied Medicine Mother and Child Centre, Minsk, Belarus
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- National Research and Applied Medicine Mother and Child Centre, Minsk, Belarus
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- National Research and Applied Medicine Mother and Child Centre, Minsk, Belarus
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- National Research and Applied Medicine Mother and Child Centre, Minsk, Belarus
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- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Obesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA
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- Obesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA
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- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Medical Research Council / University of Bristol Integrated Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Obesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA
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Tijhuis MJ, Doets EL, Vonk Noordegraaf‐Schouten M. Extensive literature search and review as preparatory work for the evaluation of the essential composition of infant and follow‐on formulae and growing‐up milk. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2014.en-551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- MJ Tijhuis
- Pallas health research and consultancy the Netherlands
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- Pallas health research and consultancy the Netherlands
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de Jonge LL, Langhout MA, Taal HR, Franco OH, Raat H, Hofman A, van Osch-Gevers L, Jaddoe VWV. Infant feeding patterns are associated with cardiovascular structures and function in childhood. J Nutr 2013; 143:1959-65. [PMID: 24089417 DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.174326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Nutrition in infancy seems to be associated with cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in adulthood. These associations may be explained by cardiovascular developmental adaptations in childhood in response to specific infant feeding patterns. The aim of this study was to assess whether duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding and timing of introduction of solid foods affect cardiovascular development in childhood. In a population-based prospective cohort study from fetal life onward, information about duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding and timing of introduction of solid foods was obtained from delivery reports and questionnaires. Blood pressure, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), left atrial diameter (LAD), aortic root diameter (AOD), left ventricular (LV) mass, and fractional shortening (FS) were measured at a median age of 6.0 y (95% range: 5.6-7.4 y). Analyses were based on 5003 children. Age at introduction of solid foods was negatively associated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure at the age of 6 y. Compared with children who had ever been breast-fed, never-breast-fed children had a higher carotid-femoral PWV (β: 0.13 m/s; 95% CI: 0.03, 0.24 m/s), a smaller LAD (β: -0.29 mm; 95% CI: -0.55, -0.03 mm), and less LV mass (β:-1.46 g; 95% CI: -2.41, -0.52 g) at the age of 6 y. Among breast-fed children, duration and exclusivity were not associated with cardiovascular structures or function. Breastfeeding pattern and age at introduction of solid foods were not associated with AOD or FS. Feeding patterns in infancy may influence cardiovascular development in childhood. Further research is required to replicate these findings and to investigate whether these changes contribute to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in later life.
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- Layla L de Jonge
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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van den Hooven EH, de Jonge LL, Kiefte-de Jong JC, Raat H, Villamor E, Hofman A, Felix JF, Jaddoe VWV, Moll HA, Franco OH. Infant macronutrient composition is associated with differences in cardiovascular structures and function in childhood. J Nutr 2013; 143:1989-98. [PMID: 24068791 DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.179440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Early-life nutrition may influence cardiovascular development. Not much is known about the associations between dietary composition and cardiovascular risk factors in childhood. We examined the associations of infant macronutrient intake with cardiovascular structures and function in 2882 children participating in a prospective, population-based cohort study. Information on macronutrient intake at the age of 14 mo was obtained from food-frequency questionnaires completed by a parent. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), fractional shortening, and left cardiac structures (left atrial diameter, aortic root diameter, and left ventricular mass) were measured at the age of 6 y. Linear regression analyses were performed by using energy-adjusted macronutrient intakes, adjusted for maternal, child, and other dietary factors. Higher total fat intake was associated with higher carotid-femoral PWV (P-trend = 0.03), whereas higher intakes of total carbohydrate and mono- and disaccharides were associated with lower carotid-femoral PWV. No consistent associations were observed for macronutrient intake with systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fractional shortening, and aortic root diameter. Higher intakes of total, saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fat were associated with lower left atrial diameter (all P-trend ≤ 0.01), and higher total carbohydrate and mono- and disaccharide intakes were associated with higher left atrial diameter (P-trend < 0.01 and 0.02, respectively). Furthermore, the third tertile of mono- and disaccharide intake was associated with a higher left ventricular mass (difference: 1.01 g; 95% CI: 0.18, 1.85 g; P = 0.02). Dietary macronutrient composition in infancy may lead to developmental differences in cardiovascular structures and function in childhood. Further studies are needed to investigate whether these differences have consequences for the risk of future cardiovascular disease.
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Idris NS, Sastroasmoro S, Hidayati F, Sapriani I, Suradi R, Grobbee DE, Uiterwaal CSPM. Exclusive breastfeeding plan of pregnant Southeast Asian women: what encourages them? Breastfeed Med 2013; 8:317-20. [PMID: 23057643 DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2012.0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study investigated factors involved in breastfeeding planning of pregnant Asian women. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on 207 pregnant women visiting the Budi Kemuliaan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia, between June and August 2011. The planned breastfeeding duration and determinants were sought using a standardized self-reported questionnaire. RESULTS Most subjects had low income (84.1%) and education (79.7%). Women who had been informed about breastfeeding had a higher likelihood to plan longer (≥6 months) breastfeeding (odds ratio [OR] 1.97; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.04-3.75; p=0.04), whereas women who had breastfed previous children over a shorter period had a lower likelihood (OR 0.26; 95% CI 0.11-0.59; p=0.001). Age, low education level, first pregnancy, and low income had no association with breastfeeding plans. Working mothers who had to return to work before 6 months and worked for >8 hours/day were less likely to plan longer breastfeeding (OR 0.14; 95% CI 0.02-0.83; p=0.03 vs. OR 0.53; 95% CI 0.17-1.63; p=0.27), whereas those intending to express their milk were more likely to breastfeed longer (OR 16.85; 95% CI 4.21-67.48; p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Planning of prolonged breastfeeding has little to do with maternal age, education, or number of pregnancies. However, mothers who work, who had previously breastfed for a short period, and who are not well informed about breastfeeding tend to plan shorter breastfeeding. Among mothers who work, it is the length of maternal leave and required working hours that determine the plans.
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- Nikmah Salamia Idris
- Center of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence Based Medicine and Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia , Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Impact of nutrition since early life on cardiovascular prevention. Ital J Pediatr 2012; 38:73. [PMID: 23259704 PMCID: PMC3543392 DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-38-73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The cardiovascular disease represents the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Western countries and it is related to the atherosclerotic process. Cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as dyslipidemia, hypertension, insulin resistance, obesity, accelerate the atherosclerotic process which begins in childhood and progresses throughout the life span. The cardiovascular disease risk factor detection and management through prevention delays the atherosclerotic progression towards clinical cardiovascular disease. Dietary habits, from prenatal nutrition, breastfeeding, complementary feeding to childhood and adolescence nutrition play a basic role for this topic. The metabolic and neuroendocrine environment of the fetus is fundamental in the body’s “metabolic programming”. Further several studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of breastfeeding on cardiovascular risk factors reduction. Moreover the introduction of complementary foods represents another important step, with particular regard to protein intake. An adequate distribution between macronutrients (lipids, proteins and carbohydrates) is required for correct growth development from infancy throughout adolescence and for prevention of several cardiovascular disease risk determinants in adulthood. The purpose of this review is to examine the impact of nutrition since early life on disease. La malattia cardiovascolare rappresenta la principale causa di morbilità e mortalità dei paesi occidentali ed è correlata a degenerazione vascolare aterosclerotica. I fattori di rischio cardiovascolari quali dislipidemia, ipertensione, insulino resistenza e obesità accelerano tale processo il cui esordio è noto sin dell’età pediatrica ed evolve nel corso della vita. L’individuazione e la cura dei fattori di rischio cardiovascolari mediante la prevenzione dei fattori causali ritardano la progressione dell’aterosclerosi e l’insorgenza dei sintomi cardiovascolari. La nutrizione svolge un ruolo preventivo fondamentale sin dall’epoca prenatale e nelle diverse età della crescita. La condizione metabolica e neuro-endocrino cui è sottoposto il feto è rilevante per la “programmazione metabolica”. E’ dimostrata inoltre l’importanza delle modalità di allattamento e divezzamento con particolare interesse per l’assunzione di proteine nel controllo dei fattori di rischio cardiovascolari. La corretta distribuzione di macronutrienti (lipidi, proteine e carboidrati) dall’infanzia all’adolescenza favorisce una crescita corretta e risulta utile a prevenire l’insorgenza dei determinanti di rischio di malattia cardiovascolare in età adulta. Nella presente review verrà esaminato l’impatto della nutrizione dalle più precoci fasi delle vita sul rischio cardiovascolare.
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Bots ML, Sutton-Tyrrell K. Lessons from the past and promises for the future for carotid intima-media thickness. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012; 60:1599-604. [PMID: 22999720 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.12.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Revised: 12/06/2011] [Accepted: 12/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurements have been used in cardiovascular research for more than 2 decades. There is a wealth of evidence showing that CIMT can be assessed in a reproducible manner and that increased CIMT relates to unfavorable risk factor levels and atherosclerosis elsewhere in the arterial system and to the risk of vascular events. Change in CIMT over time can be readily assessed, and trials showed that the rate of change is modifiable by treatment. Several issues important for the cardiovascular research community and its application in clinical practice are still outstanding. Promising future areas for CIMT measurements are: 1) application in studies among children and adolescents; 2) use of CIMT trials positioned decisively before the start of a morbidity and mortality trial; and 3) the use of CIMT measurement in risk stratification in those with an intermediate 10-year risk estimate.
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- Michiel L Bots
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Sarkola T, Slorach C, Hui W, Bradley TJ, Redington AN, Jaeggi E. Transcutaneous very-high resolution ultrasound for the quantification of carotid arterial intima-media thickness in children – Feasibility and comparison with conventional high resolution vascular ultrasound imaging. Atherosclerosis 2012; 224:102-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.06.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2012] [Revised: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although the health benefits of breastfeeding are widely acknowledged, opinions and recommendations are strongly divided on the optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding. Since 2001, the World Health Organization has recommended exclusive breastfeeding for six months. Much of the recent debate in developed countries has centred on the micronutrient adequacy, as well as the existence and magnitude of health benefits, of this practice. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects on child health, growth, and development, and on maternal health, of exclusive breastfeeding for six months versus exclusive breastfeeding for three to four months with mixed breastfeeding (introduction of complementary liquid or solid foods with continued breastfeeding) thereafter through six months. SEARCH METHODS We searched The Cochrane Library (2011, Issue 6), MEDLINE (1 January 2007 to 14 June 2011), EMBASE (1 January 2007 to 14 June 2011), CINAHL (1 January 2007 to 14 June 2011), BIOSIS (1 January 2007 to 14 June 2011), African Index Medicus (searched 15 June 2011), Index Medicus for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR) (searched 15 June 2011), LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences) (searched 15 June 2011). We also contacted experts in the field.The search for the first version of the review in 2000 yielded a total of 2668 unique citations. Contacts with experts in the field yielded additional published and unpublished studies. The updated literature review in December 2006 yielded 835 additional unique citations. SELECTION CRITERIA We selected all internally-controlled clinical trials and observational studies comparing child or maternal health outcomes with exclusive breastfeeding for six or more months versus exclusive breastfeeding for at least three to four months with continued mixed breastfeeding until at least six months. Studies were stratified according to study design (controlled trials versus observational studies), provenance (developing versus developed countries), and timing of compared feeding groups (three to seven months versus later). DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We independently assessed study quality and extracted data. MAIN RESULTS We identified 23 independent studies meeting the selection criteria: 11 from developing countries (two of which were controlled trials in Honduras) and 12 from developed countries (all observational studies). Definitions of exclusive breastfeeding varied considerably across studies. Neither the trials nor the observational studies suggest that infants who continue to be exclusively breastfed for six months show deficits in weight or length gain, although larger sample sizes would be required to rule out modest differences in risk of undernutrition. In developing-country settings where newborn iron stores may be suboptimal, the evidence suggests that exclusive breastfeeding without iron supplementation through six months may compromise hematologic status. Based on the Belarusian study, six months of exclusive breastfeeding confers no benefit (versus three months of exclusive breastfeeding followed by continued partial breastfeeding through six months) on height, weight, body mass index, dental caries, cognitive ability, or behaviour at 6.5 years of age. Based on studies from Belarus, Iran, and Nigeria, however, infants who continue exclusive breastfeeding for six months or more appear to have a significantly reduced risk of gastrointestinal and (in the Iranian and Nigerian studies) respiratory infection. No significant reduction in risk of atopic eczema, asthma, or other atopic outcomes has been demonstrated in studies from Finland, Australia, and Belarus. Data from the two Honduran trials and from observational studies from Bangladesh and Senegal suggest that exclusive breastfeeding through six months is associated with delayed resumption of menses and, in the Honduran trials, more rapid postpartum weight loss in the mother. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Infants who are exclusively breastfed for six months experience less morbidity from gastrointestinal infection than those who are partially breastfed as of three or four months, and no deficits have been demonstrated in growth among infants from either developing or developed countries who are exclusively breastfed for six months or longer. Moreover, the mothers of such infants have more prolonged lactational amenorrhea. Although infants should still be managed individually so that insufficient growth or other adverse outcomes are not ignored and appropriate interventions are provided, the available evidence demonstrates no apparent risks in recommending, as a general policy, exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life in both developing and developed-country settings.
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- Michael S Kramer
- Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Canada.
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Parental blood pressure is related to vascular properties of their 5-year-old offspring. Am J Hypertens 2012; 25:907-13. [PMID: 22673016 DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2012.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Adolescent offspring of hypertensive parents have increased carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and arterial stiffness compared with offspring of normotensives. We assessed whether systolic blood pressure (SBP) of both parents is associated with the vasculature of their offspring as early as in childhood. METHODS In the first 306 5-year-old children of the Wheezing-Illnesses-Study-Leidsche-Rijn birth cohort, CIMT, distensibility, and elastic modulus (EM) were obtained ultrasonographically. In 204 of 306 (67%) children, complete data on both maternal and paternal SBP were obtained from the linked database of the Utrecht Health Project. RESULTS CIMT of the children was 0.58 µm (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.14, 1.0) greater with every 1-mm Hg higher maternal SBP. Maternal SBP and children's distensibility and EM were more strongly associated, negative and positive respectively, with increasing paternal SBP and vice versa (P value-for-interaction: 0.003 and 0.001, respectively). CIMT of children of whom both parents were in the highest SBP tertile was 17.9 µm (95% CI: 4.0, 31.9) greater compared with the CIMT of children of whom neither one of the parents had a SBP in the highest tertile. For EM and distensibility, these estimates were 20.1 kPa (95% CI: 1.1, 39.2) and -11.6 1/Mpa (95%-CI: -22.9, -0.31), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Higher maternal SBP is related to thicker arterial walls in their 5-year-old offspring. If both parents have higher SBP, the arterial wall of their offspring is thicker and stiffer.
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Evelein AMV, Visseren FLJ, van der Ent CK, Grobbee DE, Uiterwaal CSPM. Excess early postnatal weight gain leads to increased abdominal fat in young children. Int J Pediatr 2012; 2012:141656. [PMID: 22649461 PMCID: PMC3357526 DOI: 10.1155/2012/141656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2011] [Revised: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 02/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Background. Increased childhood weight gain has been associated with later adiposity. Whether excess early postnatal weight gain plays a role in childhood abdominal fat is unknown. Design. In the ongoing Wheezing Illnesses Study Leidsche Rijn (WHISTLER), birth cohort weight and length from birth to age 3 months were obtained. In the first 316 five-year-olds, intra-abdominal and subcutaneous fat were measured ultrasonographically. Individual weight and length gain rates were assessed in each child. Internal Z-scores of weight for length gain (WLG) were calculated. Multiple imputation was used to deal with missing covariates. Results. Per-1-unit increase in Z-score WLG from birth to 3 months, BMI, waist circumference, and subcutaneous fat were significantly higher; 0.51 kg/m(2), 0.84 cm, and 0.50 mm, respectively. After multiple imputation, a trend towards significance was observed for intra-abdominal fat as well (0.51 mm/SD). In the associations with 5-year adiposity, no interaction between postnatal Z-score WLG and birth size was found. Conclusion. Excess early postnatal weight gain is associated with increased general and central adiposity, characterized by more subcutaneous and likely more intra-abdominal fat at 5 years of age.
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- Annemieke M. V. Evelein
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85060, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85090, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85060, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85060, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Labayen I, Ruiz JR, Ortega FB, Loit HM, Harro J, Villa I, Veidebaum T, Sjostrom M. Exclusive breastfeeding duration and cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents. Am J Clin Nutr 2012; 95:498-505. [PMID: 22237059 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.023838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Breastfeeding has been associated with a protective effect against cardiovascular disease. Higher cardiorespiratory fitness during childhood is associated with healthier cardiovascular profile later in life. OBJECTIVES The objective was to examine the association of exclusive breastfeeding duration with fitness in children and adolescents and to test the role of body composition and sociodemographic factors in this relation. DESIGN At the time of the study, exclusive breastfeeding duration was reported by mothers and grouped into 4 categories: exclusively formula fed or breastfed for <3, 3-6, or >6 mo. Fitness was determined by a maximal cycle-ergometer test in 1025 children (aged 9.5 ± 0.4 y) and in 971 adolescents (aged 15.5 ± 0.5 y) from Estonia and Sweden. RESULTS Longer duration of breastfeeding was associated with higher fitness regardless of confounders [+5.1% L/min; country, sex, age, pubertal status, and BMI (adjusted P < 0.001) or fat mass and fat-free mass (FFM) (+3.3%; adjusted P < 0.001)]. Further adjustment for birth weight, physical activity, and maternal educational level did not change the results (P = 0.001). The results were consistent in children and adolescents with low (P < 0.001) or high (P = 0.013) FFM, in nonoverweight (P < 0.001) or overweight (P = 0.002) children and adolescents, in offspring of nonoverweight (P < 0.001) or overweight (P = 0.003) mothers, in mothers with a low (P = 0.004) or high (P < 0.001) educational level, and in participants born within upper (P = 0.001), middle (P = 0.017), or lower (P = 0.007) tertiles of birth weight. CONCLUSIONS Longer exclusive breastfeeding has a beneficial effect on cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents. Because early infant-feeding patterns are potentially modifiable, a better understanding of the possible programming effect of exclusive breastfeeding on cardiorespiratory fitness is of public health interest.
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- Idoia Labayen
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria, Spain.
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Risk Factors for Discontinuing Breastfeeding in Southern Brazil: A Survival Analysis. Matern Child Health J 2011; 16:1257-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0885-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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