TY - JOUR AU - Watchmaker, Brittany AU - Boyd, Bridget AU - Dugas, Lara R. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/03/04 TI - Newborn feeding recommendations and practices increase the risk of development of overweight and obesity JO - BMC Pediatrics SP - 104 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - The prevalence of obesity among infants less than 2 years of age has increased by more than 60% over the last three decades. Obese infants and toddlers are at an increased risk for staying overweight into adolescence and adulthood. Metabolic programming has been demonstrated in animal models whereby early life feeding habits result in life-long changes in hormone balance and metabolism. Our study explores if newborn over-nutrition on the first day of life (DOL1) is associated with risk for future overweight and obesity in childhood. SN - 1471-2431 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-1982-9 DO - 10.1186/s12887-020-1982-9 ID - Watchmaker2020 ER -