The positive association of infant weight gain with adulthood body mass index has strengthened over time in the Fels Longitudinal Study.

K LucasP JamesA C ChohM LeeS A CzerwinskiE W DemerathWilliam Johnson

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2018)

The infant weight gain-adulthood BMI association was over two times stronger among a cohort born during the obesity epidemic era compared with cohorts born earlier in the 20th century.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
birth weight
depressive symptoms
physical activity
low birth weight
early life
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
preterm birth