biostudies-literatureFiese BHNational Dairy CouncilNIDDK NIH HHSUnited States Department of Agriculturenzz007https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6417908biostudies-literatureUnknown3(3)<h4>Background</h4>Dietary habits formed during the first 5 y of life portend lifelong eating patterns.<h4>Objective</h4>The Synergistic Theory Research Obesity and Nutrition Group (STRONG) Kids 2 birth cohort study aimed to examine multilevel predictors of weight trajectories and dietary habits including individual biology, child socioemotional and behavioral characteristics, family environment, and child care environment over the first 5 y of life. This report describes recruitment strategies, an overview of survey measures, and basic descriptive statistics of the cohort.<h4>Methods</h4>The cohort includes 468 mothers and their offspring. A brief survey was completed at a 1-wk home visit including child's birth weight, intent to breastfeed, collection of an infant stool sample, and additCurrent developments in nutritionThe STRONG Kids 2 Birth Cohort Study: A Cell-to-Society Approach to Dietary Habits and Weight Trajectories across the First 5 Years of Life.PMC6417908793-3285R01DK107561-02R01 DK107561Teran-Garcia MLee SYMcBride BAMusaad SDonovan SMBost KKFiese BHfalseThe STRONG Kids 2 Birth Cohort Study: A Cell-to-Society Approach to Dietary Habits and Weight Trajectories across the First 5 Years of Life.<h4>Background</h4>Dietary habits formed during the first 5 y of life portend lifelong eating patterns.<h4>Objective</h4>The Synergistic Theory Research Obesity and Nutrition Group (STRONG) Kids 2 birth cohort study aimed to examine multilevel predictors of weight trajectories and dietary habits including individual biology, child socioemotional and behavioral characteristics, family environment, and child care environment over the first 5 y of life. This report describes recruitment strategies, an overview of survey measures, and basic descriptive statistics of the cohort.<h4>Methods</h4>The cohort includes 468 mothers and their offspring. A brief survey was completed at a 1-wk home visit including child's birth weight, intent to breastfeed, collection of an infant stool sample, and addit2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Mar2025-05-31T23:16:31.907Z2025-05-31T23:16:31.907ZS-EPMC64179083088206210.1093/cdn/nzz007