Weight Status in the First 6 Months of Life and Obesity at 3 Years of Age

2009359 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Elsie M. Taveras · Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Sheryl L. Rifas‐Shiman · Canadian Obesity Network

Mandy B. Belfort · Boston Children's Hospital

Ken Kleinman · Canadian Obesity Network

Emily Oken · Canadian Obesity Network

Matthew W. Gillman · Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Abstract

More-rapid increases in weight for length in the first 6 months of life were associated with sharply increased risk of obesity at 3 years of age. Changes in weight status in infancy may influence risk of later obesity more than weight status at birth.

Topics & Keywords

Birth, Development, and Health Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 123, Issue 4, pp. 1177-1183

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1149

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