ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2005
Does birth weight predict childhood diet in the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children?
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- Intrauterine growth restriction and sugar consumption at two years of age in the BRISA cohort.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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- The Association Between Birth Weight and Fat, Sugar, and Vegetable Consumption in a National Sample of U.S. Preschool Age Children.Maternal and child health journal · 2021Article
- Birth weight is associated with dietary factors at the age of 6-8 years: the Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) study.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
- Feeding circuit development and early-life influences on future feeding behaviour.Nature reviews. Neuroscience · 2018Review
- Assessing the causal role of adiposity on disordered eating in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood: a Mendelian randomization analysis.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2017Article
- Dietary intake in young adults born small or appropriate for gestational age: data from the Haguenau cohort.BMJ open · 2016Article
- The association of birth weight and postnatal growth with energy intake and eating behavior at 5 years of age - a birth cohort study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2016Article
- Diet, growth, and obesity development throughout childhood in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.Nutrition reviews · 2015Review
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Abstract
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objectiveLow birth weight predicts cardiovascular disease in adulthood, and one possible explanation is that children with lower birth weight consume more fat than those born heavier. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate associations between birth weight and childhood diet, and in particular, to test the hypothesis that birth weight is inversely related to total and saturated fat intake.
designProspective cohort study.
settingSouth west England.
participantsA subgroup of children enrolled in the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children, with data on birth weight and also diet at ages 8, 18, 43 months, and 7 years (1152, 998, 848, and 771 children respectively). MAIN
resultsAssociations between birth weight and diet increased in strength from age 8 to 43 months, but had diminished by age 7 years. Fat, saturated fat, and protein intakes were inversely, and carbohydrate intake was positively associated with birth weight at 43 months of age, after adjusting for age, sex, and energy intake. After adjustment for other confounders, all associations were weakened, although there was still a suggestion of a relation with saturated fat (-0.48 (95% CI -0.97, 0.02) g/day per 500 g increase in birth weight. Similar patterns were seen in boys and girls separately, and when the sample was restricted to those with complete data at all ages.
conclusionsA small inverse association was found between birth weight and saturated fat intake in children at 43 months of age but this was not present at 7 years of age. This study therefore provides little evidence that birth weight modifies subsequent childhood diet.
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