Intergenerational effect of early-life growth on offspring height: Evidence from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.

Camille M Pearse Sarah A Carter Kate A Ward Holly E Syddall Michael A Clynes Cyrus Cooper Elaine M Dennison

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2021)

This study demonstrates an association between grandparental weight gain in early life and the heights of their children and grandchildren. The results of these analyses highlight the importance of early-life weight gain on the adult stature of subsequent offspring.

Keyphrases

early life
weight gain
body mass index
birth weight
high fat diet
weight loss
young adults
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
growth hormone