The Course of Body Mass Index from Infancy to Childhood: Are There Any Properties of Adipose Development that Predispose to Obesity?

The Course of Body Mass Index from Infancy to Childhood: Are There Any Properties of Adipose Development that Predispose to Obesity?

We followed the changes in the body mass index (BMI) of the same 422 children in a birth cohort from infancy to 7 yr of age. The possible existence of characteristics of a BMI pattern, a decrease in BMI during 2-3 yr of age and a subsequent rapid increase from 4 yr of age onward that may predispose...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology 2003, Vol.12 (20), p.51-53
Hauptverfasser: Hiroko Kanno, Michio Numata, Megumi Kojima, Satomi Koyama, Sanae Kanazawa, Osamu Arisaka
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Zusammenfassung:We followed the changes in the body mass index (BMI) of the same 422 children in a birth cohort from infancy to 7 yr of age. The possible existence of characteristics of a BMI pattern, a decrease in BMI during 2-3 yr of age and a subsequent rapid increase from 4 yr of age onward that may predispose to later obesity, was suggested.
ISSN:0918-5739