scholarly journals Rapid Weight Gain, Infant Feeding Practices, and Subsequent Body Mass Index Trajectories: The CALINA Study

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 3178
Author(s):  
Paloma Flores-Barrantes ◽  
Isabel Iguacel ◽  
Iris Iglesia-Altaba ◽  
Luis A. Moreno ◽  
Gerardo Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Growth Trajectories ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Rapid Weight Gain

We aimed to study growth patterns according to rapid weight gain (RWG) and infant feeding practices during the first 120 days and whether infant feeding practices mediated the association between RWG in the first semester of life and subsequent body mass index (BMI) z-score in children from age 1 to 6. (1) Methods: 862 children from the Growth and Feeding during Lactation and Early Childhood in Children of Aragon study (CALINA in Spanish) were examined. Repeated-measures ANOVA analyses were conducted to assess growth trajectories according to RWG and type of feeding practice. The product of coefficients mediation method was used to assess the potential contribution of infant feeding practices to the association between RWG and BMI z-score. Mediation models were conducted using IBM SPSS-PROCESS Statistics for Windows, Version 26.0. Armonk, NY: IBM Corp. (2) Results: BMI and weight z-score trajectories were significantly higher in the RWG group and the formula-fed group. No significant differences were found regarding height. Infant feeding practices did not mediate the association between RWG and BMI z-score but were associated with BMI at 6 years. (3) Conclusions: Infant feeding practices and RWG determine different growth trajectories of BMI and weight during childhood. Although infant feeding practices did not mediate the association between early RWG and BMI later in life, formula feeding is independently related to higher BMI growth patterns later in childhood.

scholarly journals Complementary feeding practices and their association with adiposity indicators at 12 months of age

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ameyalli M. Rodríguez-Cano ◽  
Jennifer Mier-Cabrera ◽  
Carolina Rodríguez-Hernández ◽  
Ana L Allegre-Dávalos ◽  
Cinthya Muñoz-Manrique ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Term Infants ◽  
Added Sugars

Abstract Nutrition during the first 1000 days of life represents a window of opportunity to reduce the risk of metabolic dysfunctions later in life. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and adequate introduction of solid foods are essential to promote metabolic and nutritional benefits. We evaluated the association of infant feeding practices from birth to 6 months (M) with adiposity indicators at 12 M. We performed a secondary analysis of 106 healthy term infants born from a cohort of healthy pregnant women. Type of breastfeeding (exclusive or nonexclusive), the start of complementary feeding (CF) (before (<4 M) or after (≥4 M)), and adiposity (body mass index – BMI, body mass index-for-age – BMI/A, waist circumference – WC, and waist circumference–length ratio – WLR) were evaluated at 12 M using descriptive statistics, mean differences, X2, and linear regression models. During the first 6 M, 28.3% (n = 30) of the infants received EBF. Early CF (<4 M) was present in 26.4% (n = 28) of the infants. Children who started CF < 4 M were less breastfed, received added sugars as the most frequently introduced food category, and showed higher BMI, BMI/A, WC, and WLR; those who consumed added sugars early (<4 M) had a higher WC. Starting CF < 4 M was the main factor associated with a higher WC at 12 M. Unhealthy infant feeding practices, such as lack of EBF, early CF, and early introduction of sugars, may be associated with higher adiposity at 12 M.

scholarly journals Early Weight Gain, Linear Growth, and Mid-Childhood Blood Pressure

Hypertension ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Perng ◽  
Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman ◽  
Michael S. Kramer ◽  
Line K. Haugaard ◽  
Emily Oken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Systolic Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Linear Growth ◽  
Birth Size ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Score Gain

In recent years, the prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension increased markedly among children and adolescents, highlighting the importance of identifying determinants of elevated blood pressure early in life. Low birth weight and rapid early childhood weight gain are associated with higher future blood pressure. However, few studies have examined the timing of postnatal weight gain in relation to later blood pressure, and little is known regarding the contribution of linear growth. We studied 957 participants in Project Viva, an ongoing US prebirth cohort. We examined the relations of gains in body mass index z-score and length/height z-score during 4 early life age intervals (birth to 6 months, 6 months to 1 year, 1 to 2 years, and 2 to 3 years) with blood pressure during mid-childhood (6–10 years) and evaluated whether these relations differed by birth size. After accounting for confounders, each additional z-score gain in body mass index during birth to 6 months and 2 to 3 years was associated with 0.81 (0.15, 1.46) and 1.61 (0.33, 2.89) mm Hg higher systolic blood pressure, respectively. Length/height gain was unrelated to mid-childhood blood pressure, and there was no evidence of effect modification by birth size for body mass index or length/height z-score gain. Our findings suggest that more rapid gain in body mass index during the first 6 postnatal months and in the preschool years may lead to higher systolic blood pressure in mid-childhood, regardless of size at birth. Strategies to reduce accrual of excess adiposity during early life may reduce mid-childhood blood pressure, which may also impact adult blood pressure and cardiovascular health.

scholarly journals Changes in Height, Weight, and Body Mass Index in Children with Craniopharyngioma after Three Years of Growth Hormone Therapy: Analysis of KIGS (Pfizer International Growth Database)

2004 ◽  
Vol 89 (11) ◽  
pp. 5435-5440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitchell Geffner ◽  
Michael Lundberg ◽  
Maria Koltowska-Häggström ◽  
Roger Abs ◽  
Johan Verhelst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gh Therapy ◽  
Gh Treatment ◽  
Prepubertal Children ◽  
International Growth ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Extreme degrees of obesity may occur in association with hypothalamic tumors, usually after surgical intervention. This phenomenon has been reported to occur in as many as 25–75% of children undergoing extensive surgical extirpation of craniopharyngiomas (Cranio). Because less is known about the auxology of children with Cranio with milder alterations in growth, we undertook a 3-yr longitudinal analysis, using the KIGS database (Pfizer International Growth Database), to study their growth patterns and evolution of weight. We compared the effect of GH therapy on height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) in 199 prepubertal children with diagnosed Cranio treated by surgery and/or radiotherapy to two other groups of children with other causes of organic GH deficiency (OGHD): one with postsurgical and/or postirradiated OGHD (OGHD + S/I; n = 92) and the other with OGHD not due to Cranio and not having undergone either surgery or irradiation (OGHD − S/I; n = 85). At the start of GH therapy, 1) mean chronological (P &lt; 0.0001) and bone (P = 0.0002) ages were youngest in OGHD − S/I and oldest in OGHD + S/I; 2) the mean height sd score (SDS) was lowest in OGHD − S/I and comparably higher in the other two groups (P &lt; 0.0001); 3) mean weight and BMI SDS were greatest in Cranio and least in OGHD − S/I (both P &lt; 0.0001); and 4) the mean initial GH dose prescribed was highest in OGHD − S/I and comparable in the other two groups (P &lt; 0.0001). After 3 yr of GH therapy, 1) mean bone age remained youngest in OGHD − S/I and oldest in OGHD + S/I (P &lt; 0.0001); 2) mean height SDS was highest in Cranio and comparably lower in the other two groups (P = 0.0159); 3) mean weight and BMI SDS remained greatest in Cranio and least in OGHD − S/I (P &lt; 0.0001 and P = 0.0003, respectively); and 4) the mean GH dose remained highest in the OGHD − S/I group and least in the Cranio group (P = 0.0082). There were statistically significant increases within each group between the start of treatment and after 3 yr of GH therapy in height and weight, but not in BMI SDS. Lastly, after 3 yr of GH treatment, children in the Cranio group continued to have disproportionately heavier weight and higher BMI (with the greatest values in those with lower stimulated peak GH concentrations) compared with members of the other two groups, with no salutary effect of GH treatment on weight SDS and a mild improvement in BMI SDS. After S/I treatment, children with Cranio are disproportionately prone to varying degrees of weight gain compared with children with other forms of OGHD. In the present cohort of prepubertal children with Cranio, GH therapy induced excellent linear growth, but failed to have an ameliorative effect on weight gain and had only a slight beneficial effect on BMI gain. Because affected children may have resultant significant long-term medical morbidity and diminished quality of life, it is critical that the mechanism of this phenomenon be determined to devise helpful preventive or therapeutic interventions.

Infant Feeding Practices and Weight Gain in Toddlers Born Very Preterm: A Pilot Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeannie Rodriguez ◽  
Olivia Affuso ◽  
Andres Azuero ◽  
Charles A. Downs ◽  
Anne Turner-Henson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Very Preterm

scholarly journals Independent and Combined Effects of Maternal Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain on Offspring Growth at 0–3 Years of Age

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Yuan Jin ◽  
Yao Lv ◽  
Yu Bao ◽  
Li Tang ◽  
Zhi-Wei Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Gestational Weight Gain ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Growth Trajectories ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Gestational Weight ◽  
Prepregnancy Body Mass Index ◽  
Offspring Growth

Background. The objective of this study was to investigate the independent and combined effects of maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) on offspring growth at 0–3 years old.Methods. A total of 826 pairs of nondiabetic mothers and their offspring were recruited in this study. Maternal information was abstracted from medical records and questionnaires. Offspring growth trajectories of weights and BMIs were depicted based on anthropometric measurements.Results. Offspring of mothers who were prepregnancy overweight/obese or obtained excessive GWGs continuously had greater weight and BMIZ-scores throughout the first 3 years of life. Children of prepregnancy overweight/obese mothers with excessive GWGs had a phenotype of higher weight and BMIZ-scores than those prepregnancy overweight/obese ones with nonexcessive GWGs from birth to 18 months. Maternal excessive GWGs increased offspring’s risk of overweight/obesity at 12 months (AOR = 1.43, 95% CI: 1.03–2.00) and 24 months (AOR = 1.51, 95% CI: 1.02–2.25). Combination of excessive prepregnancy BMIs and GWGs was significantly associated with offspring’s overweight/obesity at 30 months (AOR = 2.98, 95% CI: 1.36–6.53).Conclusions. Maternal prepregnancy overweight/obesity and excessive GWG are both significantly associated with rapid offspring growth from birth to 3 years old. Excessive GWGs strengthen the effects of high maternal prepregnancy BMIs on excessive offspring growth during their early life.

scholarly journals Self-efficacy, infant feeding practices, and infant weight gain: An integrative review

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica S Bahorski ◽  
Gwendolyn D Childs ◽  
Lori A Loan ◽  
Andres Azuero ◽  
Shannon A Morrison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Parental Feeding ◽  
Infant Weight Gain

It has been suggested that self-efficacy specific to parenting or feeding may influence the decisions parents make regarding infant feeding; however, a review of this topic has not been conducted. The purpose of this integrative review is to synthesize the literature regarding the potential role of self-efficacy in infant feeding practices or infant weight gain. A total of 40 articles were used to guide this review, which were classified into three categories examining an association with self-efficacy (1) breastfeeding; (2) infant feeding practices such as parental feeding style and dietary quality; and (3) infant weight gain. Evidence regarding breastfeeding self-efficacy (BFSE) and breastfeeding is extensive; mothers with a higher sense of BFSE more often initiate breastfeeding and breastfeed for longer durations. The evidence regarding self-efficacy and the association with infant feeding practices other than breastfeeding is sparse. However, several studies report that mothers who have a higher sense of self-efficacy are more likely to follow infant feeding practices which align with recommendations. The authors have speculated an association between self-efficacy and infant weight gain; yet, to date, no study has found a significant association. More research is needed on the topic, particularly in diverse populations and with fathers and mothers.

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