In utero exposure to gestational diabetes and adiposity: does breastfeeding make a difference?

Short-term breastfeeding from mothers with gestational diabetes (GDM) may programme metabolism and increase offspring diabetes risk. We examined the association of in utero GDM exposure with adiposity from infancy to adolescence, and whether any association was modified by breastfeeding during early infancy. In the prospective Chinese birth cohort “Children of 1997” (n = 7342, 88% follow-up rate), generalised estimate equations with multiple...