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ea0033oc3.1 | Oral Communications 3 | BSPED2013

Catch up growth and insulin sensitivity in adolescent children born preterm

Embleton Nicholas , Korada S Murthy , Wood Claire , Pearce Mark , Swamy Ravi , Cheetham Timothy

Background: Preterm infants represent around 10% of births worldwide and have increased risk of adverse metabolic outcomes in later life. The approach to feeding preterms must balance the need to promote brain growth by providing adequate nutrients whilst avoiding potentially harmful excess nutrition.Objective: To investigate the association between patterns of weight gain in infancy and childhood with later insulin sensitivity in adolescents who were bo...