Researchers from Imperial College London have said that using a simple formula at birth may help predict if the infant will suffer childhood obesity in future. The study involved data from 4,032 Finnish children born in 1986. The researchers also analyzed data from two further studies of 1,503 Italian children and 1,032 US children. Simple measurements such as a child's birth weight and whether the mother smoked during pregnancy were able to predict the risk ...Thursday, 29 November 2012
Conducting Simple Check at Birth may Predict Childhood Obesity
Researchers from Imperial College London have said that using a simple formula at birth may help predict if the infant will suffer childhood obesity in future. The study involved data from 4,032 Finnish children born in 1986. The researchers also analyzed data from two further studies of 1,503 Italian children and 1,032 US children. Simple measurements such as a child's birth weight and whether the mother smoked during pregnancy were able to predict the risk ...
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