New research on mice places at least some of the blame on early exposure to a protein called leptin, which may program some infants to cling to calories others burn easily.
Although feeding practices likely play a role (Koletzko et al. 2009; Worobey et al. 2009), there is considerable uncertainty regarding other factors that may program this rapid infant growth.
Decreased methylation of the SLC6A4 promoter may result in increased SLC6A4 expression and changes in central serotonergic tone that might contribute to "programming" infant and childhood behaviour.
Maternal diabetes may compromise infant arachidonic acid status and development.
$1.7 million for community health programs including infant mortality prevention, After School Youth programs, Family Planning Programs, domestic violence shelters and Teen Parent Services.
We find that in the short-run access to the Food Stamp program improved infant health.
Mothers may prefer infants, and all children are favored when they are infants.
All these may put infants in danger of contacting diarrheal diseases, leading to increased infant mortality.
Through a federal program — Women, Infants and Children (W.I.C).
Children enter the program as infants and graduate college-bound.
