Childhood obesity risk studies: Key factors
Los Angeles Times Staff
IN PREGNANCY
Excessive weight gain in pregnancy
Gestational diabetes
Smoking during pregnancy
Depression during pregnancy
IN INFANCY
Rapid infant weight gain
Particular infant feeding practices, such as starting solid foods before the age of 4 months
Maternal control of infant feeding
Sleeping fewer than 12 hours a day
AT PRESCHOOL AGE
Excessive TV viewing
Frequent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages
Frequent fast-food consumption
Rarely having family dinners
Source: Elsie M. Taveras, Harvard; Pediatrics, March 1, 2010
