Early life risk factors for childhood obesity-Does physical activity modify the associations? The MoBa cohort study.

Guro Pauck BernhardsenTrine StensrudWenche NystadKnut Eirik DaleneElin KolleUlf Ekelund

Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2019)

Findings from this study suggest that MVPA and VPA may attenuate the increased risk of an unfavorable body composition and BMI due to high maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and rapid infant weight gain in boys, but not in girls.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body composition
body mass index
birth weight
early life
physical activity
resistance training
bone mineral density
pregnancy outcomes
weight loss
preterm birth
depressive symptoms
high intensity