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This study aims to explore how the appetite-regulating hormones leptin and adiponectin in human milk affect infant growth and eating behaviors until six months of age.

May 9, 2026Open Access

The Association of Human Milk Appetite-Regulating Hormones with Infant Growth and Eating Behaviors to Age Six Months

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ABAdrienne BruderUniversity of Minnesota LELindsay Ellsworth JSJulie SturzaUniversity of Michigan

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Randomized trial investigates the impact of human milk hormones on infant growth and eating behaviors up to six months, suggesting metabolic implications.

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This study aims to explore how the appetite-regulating hormones leptin and adiponectin in human milk affect infant growth and eating behaviors until six months of age.
Cohort of 70 healthy, full-term infants and their mothers analyzed at 2, 4, and 6 months.
Assayed human milk leptin and adiponectin levels at 2 months; monitored infant growth and feeding behaviors.
Multivariate models evaluated predictors and associations of hormones with growth and eating behaviors.
Human milk leptin was positively predicted by maternal BMI and negatively by breastfeeding intensity.
At 6 months, infant growth was positively predicted by leptin and adiponectin for weight-for-age and weight-for-length.
Adiponectin was linked to feeding duration at 2 months and feeding frequency at 4 months.

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Bruder et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fecfe9b9154b0b82876eee https://doi.org/10.7302/dspace/29144

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Randomized trial investigates the impact of human milk hormones on infant growth and eating behaviors up to six months, suggesting metabolic implications.

The Association of Human Milk Appetite-Regulating Hormones with Infant Growth and Eating Behaviors to Age Six Months

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The Association of Human Milk Appetite-Regulating Hormones with Infant Growth and Eating Behaviors to Age Six Months

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