Maternal obesity and the human milk metabolome: associations with infant body composition and postnatal weight gain

Maternal obesity is a risk factor for childhood obesity; this is a major public health concern given that ∼40% of pregnant women are either overweight or obese. Whether differences in milk composition in lean compared with obese women contribute to childhood obesity is unclear.We aimed to analyze relationships between maternal obesity and human milk metabolites, infant body composition, and postnatal weight gain.This was a prospective study in...