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Studying Phenotypic Risks for Obesity and Underlying Traits in Young Infants

Description

The purpose of this research study is to understand how infants metabolize different meals and to develop clinical tools which identify infants as having two different phenotypes. The phenotypes are the 1) metabolic "thriftiness" and 2) the metabolic flexibility.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this research study is to understand how infants metabolize different meals and to develop clinical tools which identify infants as having two different phenotypes. The phenotypes are the 1) metabolic "thriftiness" and 2) the metabolic flexibility.

Studying Phenotypic Risks for Obesity and Underlying Traits in Young Infants: A Pilot Study

Studying Phenotypic Risks for Obesity and Underlying Traits in Young Infants

Condition
Infant Body Composition and Metabolism
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Baton Rouge

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Aged 2 weeks to less than 17 weeks at screening
  • * Being fed human milk as a primary source of food
  • * Be willing to consume one meal of infant formula
  • * Be willing to complete a DXA measurement
  • * Unable to complete the screening visit and two clinic visits within 14 days
  • * Born with health conditions that would render procedures unsafe
  • * Born earlier than 35 days and 0 weeks gestation
  • * Eating supplemental foods
  • * Physician diagnosed feeding difficulties that may require a special type of nipple for bottle feeding

Ages Eligible for Study

2 Weeks to 16 Weeks

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Pennington Biomedical Research Center,

Study Record Dates

2027-05