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May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article reports risk factors for reduced sleep during infancy the authors analyzed a range of variables including maternal characteristics (e.g. education, household income), race/ethnicity, and parenting choices (e.g. television viewing or attending daycare).
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Researchers have identified obesity risk factors present during pregnancy and early childhood. This study investigated whether a child's race or ethnicity exposes the child to these early-life risk factors for obesity.
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A follow-up to a major study of pregnancy outcomes, Project Viva, found a direct association between early childhood weight gain and high Body Mass Index (BMI) at 3 years of age. The results take into account several compounding factors.
April 1, 2008 | Journal Article
In this prospective study of 915 preschool-aged children, sleep duration of less than 12 hours in a 24-hour period in the first two years of life was associated with higher adiposity and greater odds of overweight at age three years.
September 1, 2006 | Journal Article
In this study, the authors test their hypothesis that excess fetal exposure to glucocorticoid programs increases relative adiposity and central adiposity. They examined associations of plasma levels of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in the la ...
October 1, 2005 | Journal Article
The number of overweight children has increased dramatically in the United States over the past 30 years for reasons that are not completely understood. The aims of this study were twofold: (1) to examine the association between consumption of fried ...