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Early milk cereal drink consumption correlated with rapid weight gain but not with subsequent adiposity

Annelie Lindholm1, Qinyun Lin2, Antje Hebestreit3

  • 1School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden.

Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|December 18, 2024
PubMed

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Milk cereal drinks were linked to rapid weight gain (RWG) in children but did not show long-term negative effects on body mass index (BMI) or waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). Early RWG predicted later adiposity.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Growth and Development

Background:

  • The impact of infant nutrition on rapid weight gain (RWG) requires further investigation.
  • Associations between milk cereal drinks, early RWG, and later anthropometric measures are not well-established.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between milk cereal drinks and early rapid weight gain (RWG).
  • To assess the long-term effects of milk cereal drinks and early RWG on body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR).

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from 1333 children in the IDEFICS-I.Family cohort in Western Sweden.
  • Collected retrospective data from national registers and child health centers.
  • Employed linear and logistic regressions to analyze anthropometric data and reported food habits.

Main Results:

  • Milk cereal drinks were associated with early RWG in 18% of children.
  • No long-term detrimental effects of milk cereal drinks on later BMI or WHtR were observed.
  • Early RWG was a predictor of higher anthropometric measures, especially abdominal adiposity, six years later.

Conclusions:

  • While early-life RWG correlated with milk cereal drink consumption, no sustained negative impact on BMI or WHtR was found.
  • Early rapid weight gain is a significant predictor of later adiposity, independent of milk cereal drink consumption.
Abstract

Keywords:
body mass indexearly rapid weight gaininfant nutritionmilk cereal drinkswaist‐to‐height ratio

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