Accelerated weight gain, prematurity, and the risk of childhood obesity: A meta-analysis and systematic review.

The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature was to analyze and evaluate the impact of prematurity and accelerated weight gain on the risk of childhood and adolescent obesity. CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science databases were searched until December 2019 which yi...

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Main Authors: Mei-Chen Ou-Yang, Yao Sun, Melissa Liebowitz, Chih-Cheng Chen, Min-Lin Fang, Weiwei Dai, Tang-Wei Chuang, Jyu-Lin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232238