Protocol of the Snuggle Bug/Acurrucadito Study: a longitudinal study investigating the influences of sleep-wake patterns and gut microbiome development in infancy on rapid weight gain, an early risk factor for obesity

• Main Authors: Megan E. Petrov (Author), Nana Jiao (Author), Sarada S. Panchanathan (Author), Elizabeth Reifsnider (Author), Dean V. Coonrod (Author), Li Liu (Author), Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown (Author), Haiwei Gu (Author), Laurie A. Davidson (Author), Robert S. Chapkin (Author), Corrie M. Whisner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Overweight, obesity, and associated comorbidities are a pressing global issue among children of all ages, particularly among low-income populations. Rapid weight gain (RWG) in the first 6 months of infancy contributes to childhood obesity. Suboptimal sleep-wake patterns and gut m...