Poskitt E M, Cole T J
Br Med J. 1977 Jan 1;1(6052):7-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6052.7.
A total of 203 children included in a study of feeding practices and weight in infancy were reviewed four to five years later. Although in infancy 28 (14%) of the children were obese and a further 52 (26%) overweight, in childhood most were of normal weight and fatness, with only 5 (2-5%) obese and 22 (11%) overweight, Three of the five obese children were also obese as infants, but only one in nine obese infants was obese at 5 years. Weight in infancy does not necessarily indicate later body size. Tall stature of the children was probably related to their socioeconomic environment.
一项关于婴儿喂养习惯与体重的研究中纳入的203名儿童在四到五年后接受了复查。尽管婴儿期有28名(14%)儿童肥胖,另有52名(26%)超重,但到了儿童期,大多数儿童体重和肥胖情况正常,只有5名(2.5%)肥胖,22名(11%)超重。5名肥胖儿童中有3名在婴儿期也肥胖,但9名肥胖婴儿中只有1名在5岁时仍肥胖。婴儿期体重不一定预示日后体型。儿童身材高大可能与其社会经济环境有关。