Adolescent Metabolic Syndrome Risk Is Increased with Higher Infancy Weight Gain and Decreased with Longer Breast Feeding

• Main Authors: Kim Khuc (Author), Estela Blanco (Author), Raquel Burrows (Author), Marcela Reyes (Author), Marcela Castillo (Author), Betsy Lozoff (Author), Sheila Gahagan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is increasing in pediatric age groups worldwide. Meeting the criteria for the metabolic syndrome puts children at risk for later cardiovascular and metabolic disease. Methods. Using linear regression, we examined the association between infant weight...