Child Obesity: 8 Red Flags to Watch For
Before a baby is born or early in life, he or she may already be at risk for child obesity, says a British study.
Eight child obesity risk factors stand out, and some start before birth or when children are still in diapers, says the study in BMJ Online First.
These factors increase the risk that a child will be obese by age 7:
• Parental obesity
• Higher birth weight
• Spending more than eight hours watching TV when 3 years old
• Sleeping less than 10.5 hours per night when 3 years old
• Size in early life
• Rapid weight gain in the first year of life
• Rapid catch-up growth between birth and 2 years
• Early development of body fatness in the preschool years (before age 5-6 years, when body fat should be increasing)
Reference - WebMD
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