Rapid weight gain during infancy and subsequent adiposity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of evidence

• Published in: Obesity reviews Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 321 - 332
• Main Authors: Zheng, M., Lamb, K. E., Grimes, C., Laws, R., Bolton, K., Ong, K. K., Campbell, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Adipose tissue; Adiposity; Adiposity - physiology; Birth; Body weight; Child; Child Development; Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Childbirth & labor; Children; Confidence intervals; Health risk assessment; Humans; infancy; Infant; Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Life Style; Meta-analysis; Obesity; Overweight; overweight risk; Pediatric Obesity - etiology; Prospective Studies; rapid weight gain; Risk Factors; Studies; Subgroups; Systematic review; Time Factors; Weight Gain - physiology; overweight risk; infancy; Adiposity; rapid weight gain

Summary The contribution of rapid weight gain (RWG) during infancy to later adiposity has received considerable investigation. The present systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to update the literature on association between RWG and subsequent adiposity outcomes. Electronic searches were underta...