AUTHOR=Muñoz-Esparza Nelly C. , Vásquez-Garibay Edgar M. , Guzmán-Mercado Elizabeth , Larrosa-Haro Alfredo , Comas-Basté Oriol , Latorre-Moratalla M. Luz , Veciana-Nogués M. Teresa , Vidal-Carou M. Carmen TITLE=Influence of the Type of Breastfeeding and Human Milk Polyamines on Infant Anthropometric Parameters JOURNAL=Frontiers in Nutrition VOLUME=8 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.815477 DOI=10.3389/fnut.2021.815477 ISSN=2296-861X ABSTRACT=
Feeding choices in the early months of life are key determinants of growth during infancy. Polyamines participate in cell proliferation and differentiation, and it has also been suggested that polyamine metabolism plays a role in adipogenesis. As the main exogenous source of polyamines in the infant is human milk, the aim of this work was to study if the type of breastfeeding received and the polyamine intake from human milk has an influence on infant anthropometric parameters. A cohort of 78 full-term healthy newborns was followed up until 4 months of age; 55 were fully and 23 partially breastfed. Anthropometric measurements were taken at 2 and 4 months, when human milk samples were also collected for analysis of polyamine content by UHPLC-FL. Fully breastfed infants had a better anthropometric profile than those partially breastfed (