Weight Gain & Babies
Weight Gain Study Summary
Babies can gain weight too quickly, according to a recent weight gain
study by a team of researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Weight Gain Study Results
The research group studied more than 19,000 children born between 1959
and 1965, and found that babies who gained weight very quickly during
their first four months were more likely to be overweight at age 7 than
were other babies. It didn't matter how much they actually weighed at
birth or at one-year old. It was how fast they gained weight that counted.
Weight Gain Study Conclusion
There are still lots of questions to be answered about the reasons for
weight gain. It's possible that early fast weight gain is due genetic
factors kicking in that will make the children susceptible to obesity.
Or it may be that parents who overfeed their infants are more likely to
do so later in childhood as well. Nonetheless the weight gain study results
could help improve our understanding of obesity issues.
Source: soundmedicine.iu.edu 2002
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