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Early life risk factors for obesity in childhood: cohort study

20051,676 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

John J. Reilly · University of Glasgow

Julie Armstrong · University of Glasgow

Ahmadreza Dorosty Motlagh · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Pauline Emmett · University of Bristol

Andy Ness · University of Bristol

Imogen Rogers · University of Bristol

Abstract

Eight factors in early life are associated with an increased risk of obesity in childhood.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Birth, Development, and Health Child Nutrition and Water Access

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ

Volume 330, Issue 7504, pp. 1357-1357

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38470.670903.e0

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 94.03

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University of Bristol

Andrea Sherriff · University of Bristol