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ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2025

Fetal exposure to gestational diabetes severity and postnatal infant feeding in the first year of life associated with preadolescent obesity: a prospective cohort.

Baiyang Sun, Joan C Lo, Louise C Greenspan, Alexis S King, Jaimie N Davis, Myles S Faith, Patricia Wakimoto, Jami L Josefson, Tamanjit Basi, Charles P Quesenberry and 4 more

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Baiyang SunDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Pleasanton, California, USA.
Joan C LoDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Pleasanton, California, USA.
Louise C GreenspanDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Pleasanton, California, USA.
Alexis S KingDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Pleasanton, California, USA.
Jaimie N DavisSchool of Human Ecology, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Myles S FaithSchool and Educational Psychology, University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education, Buffalo, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8504-7945
Patricia WakimotoDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Pleasanton, California, USA.
Jami L JosefsonDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0339-0166
Tamanjit BasiDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Pleasanton, California, USA.
Charles P QuesenberryDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Pleasanton, California, USA.
Erin A HudsonSchool of Human Ecology, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
William LoweDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Boyd MetzgerDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Erica P GundersonDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Pleasanton, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2039-1964

Funding

Fetal and Early Postnatal Influences on Child Metabolic Health After Gestational DiabetesR01DK122700 · NIDDK · KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI GUNDERSON, ERICA PAULINE · 2020 to 2024
$3.4M
Metabolite Profiles Preceding Progression to Diabetes Mellitus after Gestational DiabetesR01DK118409 · NIDDK · KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI GUNDERSON, ERICA PAULINE · 2018 to 2023
$3.1M
Lactation and Glucose Tolerance After GDM PregnancyR01HD050625 · NICHD · KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI GUNDERSON, ERICA PAULINE · 2007 to 2011
$3.1M
Infant Temperament and Early Infant Growth and Child Overweight in GDM OffspringR21DK103171 · NIDDK · KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI GUNDERSON, ERICA PAULINE · 2014 to 2015
$420k
American Diabetes AssociationNICHD NIH HHS R01 HD050625NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK118409NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK122700NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK103171
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study sought to evaluate the distinct impact of fetal exposure to gestational diabetes (GDM) severity, as well as the impact of infant breastfeeding (BF) and sugary beverage intake, on preadolescent overweight and obesity, accounting for other established risk factors.

methodsThis analysis included 850 mother-infant dyads exposed to GDM who reported monthly infant BF duration and intensity, as well as sugary beverage intake (sugar-sweetened beverages [SSB] and 100% fruit juice [FJ]) during the first year of life, BMI measured at ages 6 to 11 years, and GDM severity variables (i.e., diagnosis time, treatment, and glycemic control). Preadolescent weight and height from electronic health records classified the following BMI percentiles: normal weight, <85th percentile (referent); overweight (85th to <95th percentile); obesity (≥95th percentile); moderate obesity (100 to <120% of 95th percentile); and severe obesity (≥120% of 95th percentile). Log-binomial regression models estimated adjusted relative risk (aRR) and 95% CI of BMI categories associated with fetal exposure to GDM severity and infant diet (inadequate BF, <6 months or adequate BF, ≥6 months, combined with or without SSB/FJ intake).

resultsAmong preadolescents, 17.6% had overweight, 18.2% had moderate obesity, and 7.6% had severe obesity. Compared with adequate BF with no SSB/FJ, aRR (95% CI) of developing obesity was 1.55 (95% CI: 1.05-2.30) for inadequate BF with SSB/FJ intake and 1.50 (95% CI: 1.01-2.21) for adequate BF with SSB/FJ intake, independent of GDM severity and covariates. The aRR (95% CI) of developing severe obesity was 3.80 (95% CI: 1.55-9.29) for inadequate BF with SSB/FJ intake versus adequate BF without SSB/FJ intake.

conclusionsBF adequacy and avoidance of sugary beverages in early life are modifiable lifestyle behaviors that may combat preadolescent obesity in infants exposed to GDM, suggesting potential longer-term benefits on child cardiometabolic health.

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Breast FeedingDiabetes, GestationalPediatric ObesityPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsAdultBody Mass IndexChildFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleObesityPregnancyProspective StudiesRisk Factors

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PMID40070166
PMCPMC12045589

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