Early-Life Predictors of Higher Body Mass Index in Healthy Children | Zendy

Molly M. Lamb | Zendy; Dana Dabelea | Zendy; Xiang Yin | Zendy; Lorraine G. Ogden | Zendy; Georgeanna J. Klingensmith | Zendy; Marian Rewers | Zendy; Jill M. Norris | Zendy

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Early-Life Predictors of Higher Body Mass Index in Healthy Children

Author(s) -

Molly M. Lamb,

Dana Dabelea,

Xiang Yin,

Lorraine G. Ogden,

Georgeanna J. Klingensmith,

Marian Rewers,

Jill M. Norris

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

annals of nutrition and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.926

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1421-9697

pISSN - 0250-6807

DOI - 10.1159/000261899

Subject(s) - breastfeeding , body mass index , medicine , childhood obesity , obesity , early childhood , birth weight , weight gain , in utero , diabetes mellitus , longitudinal study , prospective cohort study , gestational diabetes , life course approach , type 2 diabetes , pediatrics , pregnancy , gestation , endocrinology , overweight , fetus , body weight , psychology , developmental psychology , pathology , biology , genetics

Childhood obesity tracks into adulthood, and may increase diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk in adulthood. Prospective analyses may better define the pathways between early life factors and greater childhood body mass index (BMI), a measure of obesity.

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