Nursery school as an environmental factor for body mass index

Arisaka, Osamu; Ichikawa, Go; Koyama, Satomi; Sairenchi, Toshimi

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.01.008

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“…The strongest determinant of AR onset appears to be maternal BMI, with early rebounders having heavier mothers ( 48 ). In others, excessive rebound results from dietary indiscretion and/or sedentary behavior at toddler age ( 35 , 48 , 49 ). Breastfeeding in infancy may delay and reduce the magnitude of AR ( 49 ), with some investigators postulating that the low protein content of breast milk (compared with infant formula) reduces circulating levels of insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I and thereby limits adipogenesis and fat deposition ( 50 , 51 ).…”

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Childhood obesity: rapid weight gain in early childhood and subsequent cardiometabolic risk

Arisaka

Ichikawa

Koyama

et al. 2020

Clin Pediatr Endocrinol

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. Dynamic changes in body weight have long been recognized as important indicators of risk for human health. Many population-based observational studies have shown that rapid weight gain during infancy, including a catch-up growth phenomenon or adiposity rebound in early childhood, predisposes a person to the development of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases later in life. However, a consensus has not been established regarding which period of weight gain contributes to future risks. This review evaluates recent evidence on the relationship between early rapid growth and future obesity and cardiometabolic risk, with a focus on the differential significance of rapid weight gain in infancy and early childhood. Although there is a need for attention to childhood growth during early infancy before 1 yr of age as it may be related to future obesity, emerging evidence strongly suggests that toddlers showing an increase in body mass index (BMI) before 3 yr of age, a period normally characterized by decreased BMI, are prone to developing later cardiometabolic risk.

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