In our modern society, where highly palatable and calorie-rich foods are readily available,
and sedentary lifestyle is common among children and adolescents, we face the pandemic …

The rapid decrease in infectious diseases globally has coincided with an increase in the
prevalence of obesity and other components of metabolic syndrome. Insulin resistance is a …

Background The study aimed to identify the effects of lifestyle, C-reactive protein (CRP) and
non-modifiable risk factors on metabolic disturbances in the transition from childhood to …

Background Human milk comprises large fat globules enveloped by a native phospholipid
membrane, whereas infant formulas contain small, protein-coated lipid droplets. Previous …

The prevalence of chronic maternal disease is rising in the last decades in the developed
world. Recent evidence indicated that the incidence of chronic maternal disease ranges …

Background The effects of breastfeeding (BF) on metabolic syndrome (MetS) and diabetes
mellitus in children exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in utero have rarely …

Objective To investigate the longitudinal association between breastfeeding duration and
cardiometabolic health, using repeated measures study design among children and …

Breastfeeding has long-term benefits for children that may be mediated via the epigenome.
This pathway has been hypothesized, but the number of empirical studies in humans is …

Background Exclusive breastfeeding has been examined as a determinant factor of
cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents; however, previous research has …

Background Childhood represents a critical period of nutritional risk in the programming of
later chronic disease. Few longitudinal studies have explored repeated measures of …