Association between size at birth, rapid weight gain in infancy, and overweight status among Palestinian refugees under 5 years old: a retrospective cohort study
Rapid weight gain in infancy, regardless of birth size, is a predictor of childhood overweight/obesity. Exclusive human milk feeding mitigates the risk of rapid weight gain and subsequent overweight/obesity.
Authors
- Miho Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5220-1715)
- Zeina Jamaluddine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2074-9329)
- Edward A. Frongillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8265-9815)
- Oona M. R. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9311-0115)
- Eric O. Ohuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3116-2593)
- Akihiro Seita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0674-1371)
- Hala Ghattas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8864-3374)
Institutions
- University of South Carolina (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (JO)
- Nagasaki University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.101132
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00