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Associations between human milk oligosaccharide concentrations and child growth in a Nicaraguan birth cohort.

2026-01-12 pediatrics Title + abstract only
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Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are bioactive components in human milk that influence infant health, yet their role in growth trajectories remains unclear. This study examined associations between concentrations of individual HMOs and child growth outcomes: length-for-age (LAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ), and weight-for-length (WLZ) z-scores--at 24 months of age in a population-based cohort from Leon, Nicaragua. Data were analyzed from 295 mother-infant dyads. HMO concentrations in human milk coll...

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