TY - JOUR
AR - JFNM-2020-1-102
TI - Infant Predictors of Childhood Overweight
AU - John, Worobey
JO - Journal of Food Nutrition and Metabolism
PY - 2020
DA - Thu 26, May 2022
SN - 2674-2411
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.JFNM.2020.01.02
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/infant-predictors-of_JFNM-2020-1-102 
KW - Child obesity, body mass index, feeding, motor activity, sleep
AB - Previous studies have identified numerous risk factors to be associated with early obesity, among them high birth weight and energy intake, low activity or energy expenditure, high maternal body mass index, rapid early infant growth, short duration of sleep, and overly controlling feeding styles. The aim of the present study was to examine these various factors as predictors of overweight in early childhood. Ninety-one mothers were observed feeding their infants at 12-months, with infants weighed and measured again at 36-months. Motor activity, sleep duration, and difficultness were also assessed. The results revealed that nearly all the factors showed some associations with higher BMI percentiles, such that multiple factors are at work in promoting early excess weight gain in the early years of development.