Growth of Infants and Young Children Born Small or Large for Gestational Age: Findings From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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Small and large newborns tend to remain small or large, compared to average-size children, in the first 47 months of life. Researchers compared growth rates among infants in a national survey, of whom 9% were small for gestational age, and 11% were large. Small infants remained shorter and lighter, with smaller heads, and large infants remained heavier, longer, and larger-headed, than average children at about 4 years of age.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 1998
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Breastfeeding May Help Prevent Childhood Overweight
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Breastfeeding may reduce the risk of obesity in childhood, according to two studies published in 2001. One study reported no reduction, but the children were 3 to 5 years old. The other study showed that the increased risk might not appear until the age of 9 to 14.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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Association Between Infant Breastfeeding and Overweight in Young Children
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Breastfeeding does not appear to reduce a child's risk of being overweight or obese, according to a study of 2,685 children. The strongest risk factor for overweight or obesity in a child was having an overweight or obese mother.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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