Early Infant Feeding Practices and Associations with Growth in Childhood

Early infant growth trajectories have been linked to obesity risk. The aim of this study was to examine early infant feeding practices in association with anthropometric measures and risk of overweight/obesity in childhood. A total of 2492 children from Upstate KIDS, a population-based longitudinal...

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Published in:Nutrients 2024-02, Vol.16 (5), p.714
Main Authors: Clayton, Priscilla K, Putnick, Diane L, Trees, Ian R, Ghassabian, Akhgar, Tyris, Jordan N, Lin, Tzu-Chun, Yeung, Edwina H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Analysis
Babies
Birth certificates
Body mass index
Breast Feeding
breastfeeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Cardiovascular disease
Child
Child development
Childhood
childhood obesity
Children & youth
complementary feeding
early infant feeding practices
Feeding Behavior
Female
Food
Fruits
Growth
Humans
Infant
Infant Food
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Infertility
Milk
Mothers
nutrition
Obesity
Overweight
Parents
Parents & parenting
Pediatric Obesity
Pediatrics
Prenatal education
Proteins
Questionnaires
Systematic review
Vegetables
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Summary:Early infant growth trajectories have been linked to obesity risk. The aim of this study was to examine early infant feeding practices in association with anthropometric measures and risk of overweight/obesity in childhood. A total of 2492 children from Upstate KIDS, a population-based longitudinal cohort, were included for the analysis. Parents reported breastfeeding and complementary food introduction from 4 to 12 months on questionnaires. Weight and height were reported at 2-3 years of age and during later follow-up at 7-9 years of age. Age and sex z-scores were calculated. Linear mixed models were conducted, adjusting for maternal and child sociodemographic factors. Approximately 54% of infants were formula-fed at
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu16050714