Skin advanced glycation end-products evaluation in infants according to the type of feeding and mother's smoking habits

OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to assess whether formula-fed infants had increased skin advanced glycation end-products compared with breastfed ones. We also evaluated the effect of maternal smoke during pregnancy and lactation on infant skin advanced glycation end-products accumulation. METHODS: Advanced glycation end-product-linked skin autofluorescence was measured in 101 infants. RESULTS: In infants born from non-smoking mothers, advanced glycation end-products were higher in formula-fed subjects than in breastfed subjects (0.80 (0.65-0.90) vs 1.00 (0.85-1.05), p