Nutrition in infancy and long-term risk of obesity: evidence from 2 randomized controlled trials123

Nutrition in infancy and long-term risk of obesity: evidence from 2 randomized controlled trials123

Background: Growth acceleration as a consequence of relative overnutrition in infancy has been suggested to increase the risk of later obesity. However, few studies have investigated this association by using an experimental study design. Objective: We investigated the effect of early growth promoti...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of clinical nutrition 2010-11, Vol.92 (5), p.1133-1144
Hauptverfasser: Singhal, Atul, Kennedy, Kathy, Lanigan, Julie, Fewtrell, Mary, Cole, Tim J, Stephenson, Terence, Elias-Jones, Alun, Weaver, Lawrence T, Ibhanesebhor, Samuel, MacDonald, Peter D, Bindels, Jacques, Lucas, Alan
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Zusammenfassung:Background: Growth acceleration as a consequence of relative overnutrition in infancy has been suggested to increase the risk of later obesity. However, few studies have investigated this association by using an experimental study design. Objective: We investigated the effect of early growth promotion on later body composition in 2 studies of infants born small for gestational age (weight
ISSN:0002-9165
1938-3207
DOI:10.3945/ajcn.2010.29302