Infant Motor Milestones and Childhood Overweight: Trends over Two Decades in A Large Twin Cohort.

Silvia I BrouwerRonald P Stolk Meike BartelsToos C E M van BeijsterveldDorret I Boomsma Oyuntugs Byambasukh

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2020)

Comparing children born in 1987 to those born in 2007, we conclude that children nowadays achieve their motor milestones at a later age. This does not however, explain the increasing trend in childhood overweight.

Keyphrases

young adults
weight loss
physical activity
gestational age
low birth weight
weight gain
early life
body mass index