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Rapid Growth between 0 and 2 Years Old in Healthy Infants Born at Term and Its Relationship with Later Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Evidence.
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- Maternal and child predictors of vascular health in infancy and early childhood.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Body composition at 2 years of age in moderate and late preterm infants.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2026Article
- Routine Life-Course Health Records in Infancy Predict Being Overweight in Childhood and Adolescence: The TMM BirThree Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Rapid weight gain in first 2 years of life and BMI trajectories from 3 to <10 years: a population-based longitudinal study of 1.7 million Brazilian children.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- Fair Play a Tavola: a school-based framework integrating nutrition education and anthropometric screening for early identification of excess weight in preschool children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Postnatal Rapid Weight Gain of Japanese Infants Based on the World Health Organization Child Growth Standards.Cureus · 2025Article
- Mediating Effect of Infant Rapid Weight Gain on the Association Between Exclusive Breastfeeding and the Risk of Obesity Later in Life.Pediatric obesity · 2025Observational
- A comparative study on infant growth between assisted reproductive technology pregnancy and natural pregnancy.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Early Roots of Childhood Obesity: Risk Factors, Mechanisms, and Prevention Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Early Life Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in a Sample of Mexico City Preschoolers.Nutrients · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionRapid growth in early childhood has been identified as a possible risk factor for long-term adiposity. However, there is a lack of studies quantifying this phenomenon only in healthy, full-term infants with appropriate birth weight for gestational age. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the association of rapid growth in full-term children up to 2 years of age with adiposity up to 18 years of age. METHODOLOGY: A systematic review of the literature was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science.
results14 studies were included. We were unable to find strong evidence that rapid growth in early childhood is a risk factor for long-term adiposity. Rapid growth in early childhood was associated with taller heights (standardized mean difference: 0.51 (CI: 0.25-0.77)) and higher body mass index (standardized mean difference: 0.50 (CI: 0.25-0.76)) and a higher risk of overweight under 18 years.
conclusionRapid growth in early childhood in term infants with appropriate birth weight is associated with higher growth, body mass index, and risk of being overweight up to age 18, but further work is needed to identify the associations between early rapid growth and obesity later in adulthood.
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