High birth weight, quick weight gain and having an overweight mother who smokes are sure factors that can increase the risk of a baby becoming obese later in childhood, research by experts at The University of Nottingham has revealed. The study, published in the latest edition of the journal iArchives of Disease in Childhood/i, also discovered that children who were breastfed and were introduced to solid food later had a slightly reduced chance of becoming overweight. ...Wednesday 31 October 2012
Researchers Identify Risk Factors That Predict Childhood Obesity
High birth weight, quick weight gain and having an overweight mother who smokes are sure factors that can increase the risk of a baby becoming obese later in childhood, research by experts at The University of Nottingham has revealed. The study, published in the latest edition of the journal iArchives of Disease in Childhood/i, also discovered that children who were breastfed and were introduced to solid food later had a slightly reduced chance of becoming overweight. ...
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