Rapid Growth between 0 and 2 Years Old in Healthy Infants Born at Term and Its Relationship with Later Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Evidence.
Luz Doñate CarramiñanaCristina Guillén SebastiánIris Iglesia AltabaCarlos Nagore GonzalezMaria Luisa Alvarez SaurasSheila García EnguitaGerardo Rodríguez-MartínezPublished in: Nutrients (2024)
Rapid growth in early childhood in term infants with appropriate birth weight is associated with higher growth, body mass index, and risk of being overweight up to age 18, but further work is needed to identify the associations between early rapid growth and obesity later in adulthood.