Protein intake in infancy is not associated with adiposity at 4 years of age: findings from the Southampton Women's Survey
Year: 2008
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: A high protein intake in infancy has been associated with an increased risk of obesity in later childhood This finding is of potential concern in the UK where protein intakes are high in infancy, and much greater than estimated protein requirements To date the evidence base that links protein intakes to obesity risk has relied mainly on BMI and skinfold thickness as indirect measures of adiposity; in one small study using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measures of body fat no association was found between protein intake in infancy and percentage body fat at 10 years
Authors: Sian Robinson, Sarah Crozier, Lynne Marriott, Nick Harvey, Hazel Inskip, Keith Godfrey, Cyrus Cooper
Institution: University of Southampton
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1965421120