In Brief
From Birth to Two Is the Time Parents Can Help Prevent Obesity, Study Says
Cheree Cleghorn | February 13, 2010
“The “tipping point” that sets children on the way to a lifetime of obesity often occurs before the age of two, say US researchers. (Emphasis added)
“A study of more than 100 obese children and teenagers found more than half were overweight by 24 months and 90% were overweight by the age of five.
“A quarter were overweight before they were five months old, the researchers reported in Clinical Pediatrics.”
…”Although the reason for rapid weight gain in early life is not well understood, contributing factors are likely to be poor diet, early introduction of solid food, and not getting enough exercise, the researchers said.” (Emphasis added)
Source: BBC, February 12, 2010
Citation: The Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, March, 2010
