Open AccessCan following formula-feeding recommendations still result in infants who are overweight or have obesity?
Author(s) -
Marie C. Ferguson,
Kelly J. O’Shea,
Lawrence D. Hammer,
Daniel L. Hertenstein,
Rafay Syed,
Sindiso Nyathi,
Mario Solano Gonzales,
Molly Domino,
Sheryl S. Siegmund,
Samuel Randall,
Patrick T. Wedlock,
Atif Adam,
Bruce Y. Lee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1530-0447
pISSN - 0031-3998
DOI - 10.1038/s41390-020-0844-3
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , pediatrics , obesity , chop , family medicine , lymphoma
Studies show that by 3 months, over half of US infants receive formula, and guidelines play a key role in formula feeding. The question then is, what might happen if caregivers follow guidelines and, more specifically, are there situations where following guidelines can result in infants who are overweight/have obesity?