Introduction The prevalence of childhood obesity has risen dramatically in recent years. A
proportion of this burden has been attributed to factors that occur during the first 1000 days …

Childhood obesity has multiple causes, most of them capable of explaining only one part of
the problem. The population-wide impact of sedentary lifestyles and availability of energy …

Previous findings suggest that parental feeding practices may adapt to children's eating
behavior and sex, but few studies assessed these associations in toddlerhood. We aimed to …

Background Eating behavior is associated with weight gain in infancy and childhood. Few
studies found a bidirectional association between weight gain and eating behavior …

Background Although studies showed that an adverse intrauterine environment increases
the obesity risk in adulthood, little is known about consequences of fetal growth and birth …

The number of overweight children is increasing rapidly, and there is an urgent need to
identify the risk factors for obesity, with a view to preventing further increases in prevalence …

Background: The behavioral susceptibility model proposes that inherited differences in traits
such as appetite confer differential risk of weight gain and contribute to the heritability of …

Excess adiposity in infancy may predispose individuals to obesity later in life. The literature
on determinants of adiposity in infants is equivocal. In this longitudinal cohort study, we …

Background The relationships between eating habits, behaviours, and the development of
obesity in preschool children is not well established. Objective As children of mothers with …

Background Maternal obesity and rapid infant weight gain have been associated with
increased risk of obesity in childhood. Breastfeeding is suggested to be protective against …