Added sugars mediate the relation between pre-pregnancy BMI and infant rapid weight gain: a preliminary study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parental obesity is linked to offspring obesity, though little research has explored factors that might influence this relationship during the complementary feeding period. This study investigated whether infant intakes of added sugars mediate the relationship between a mother's pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and infant rapid weight gain (defined as upward weight-for-age percentile crossing).

Methods

This study was of a cross-sectional design. Anthropometrics for 141 mother-infant dyads (mean age [standard deviation]: 32.6 [4.4] year for mothers, 11.9 [1.9] months for infants) were obtained. Data from three 24-h recalls pertaining to the infants' diets were collected and analyzed. Pearson product-moment correlations and multivariable regressions assessed biva

SUBMITTER: Burgess B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10414969 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature