The association between antibiotic use in infancy and childhood overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

S A MillerR K S WuMark Oremus

Published in: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2018)

Antibiotic exposure in infants, aged < 24 months, was associated with a small increase in odds of childhood overweight or obesity in some subgroups of children.

Keyphrases

weight gain
weight loss
body mass index

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes

high fat diet induced
early life
young adults

physical activity
childhood cancer
skeletal muscle