Upward weight percentile crossing in infancy and early childhood independently predicts fat mass in young adults: the Stockholm Weight Development Study (SWEDES) | Zendy

Ulf Ekelund | Zendy; Ken K. Ong | Zendy; Yvonne Linné | Zendy; Martin Neovius | Zendy; Søren Brage | Zendy; David B. Dunger | Zendy; Nicholas J. Wareham | Zendy; Stephan Rössner | Zendy

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Upward weight percentile crossing in infancy and early childhood independently predicts fat mass in young adults: the Stockholm Weight Development Study (SWEDES)

Author(s) -

Ulf Ekelund,

Ken K. Ong,

Yvonne Linné,

Martin Neovius,

Søren Brage,

David B. Dunger,

Nicholas J. Wareham,

Stephan Rössner

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/83.2.324

Subject(s) - weight gain , medicine , body mass index , obesity , birth weight , early childhood , childhood obesity , pediatrics , demography , pregnancy , body weight , overweight , psychology , biology , developmental psychology , sociology , genetics

Rapid early postnatal weight gain predicts increased subsequent obesity and related disease risks. However, the exact timing of adverse rapid postnatal weight gain is unclear.

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