This function has been created by EP for the Reminder form move. Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis Otitis Otorhino. By Elda Hauschildt Sex and adiposity affect plasma leptin concentrations in infants as young as one to 12 months.
Female infants have higher leptin concentrations than do male babies.
Leptin helps regulate food intake and energy metabolism. Immunoreactive leptin has been detected in breast milk, the researchers note. This study included 193 Swedish infants and 79 Finnish babies. Venous blood samples were taken from the Swedish babies at one, four, and six months of age. Finnish babies were tested at 12 months of age.