Early onset of overweight among children from low-income families: The role of exclusive breastfeeding and maternal intake of ultra-processed food.

Jayanne Mayara Magalhães de Melo Bruna Larine Lemos Fontes Silva Dourado Rísia Cristina Egito de Menezes Giovana Longo-Silva Jonas Augusto Cardoso da Silveira

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2021)

The overweight incidence was high in this impoverished population. Shorter exclusive breastfeeding duration and an unhealthy household food environment provided a short-term risk increase.

Keyphrases

early onset
weight gain
late onset
weight loss
preterm infants
birth weight
physical activity
human health
young adults
risk factors
body mass index
risk assessment
pregnant women
climate change