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Babies who gain weight rapidly in their first six months are more likely to have an increased weight-to-height ratio at 5 years old, in Swedish study which also found links with parental BMI
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0273442
Article Title: Early rapid weight gain, parental body mass index and the association with an increased waist-to-height ratio at 5 years of age
Author Countries: Sweden, Denmark
Funding: SB, Region Halland Research and Development Center Spenshult AL, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Lovisa’s Association for Child Care/Axel Tielmans Memorial Fund and Halmstad University. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Early rapid weight gain, parental body mass index and the association with an increased waist-to-height ratio at 5 years of age
Article Publication Date
7-Sep-2022
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.