Preterm birth survivors are at a higher risk of growth and developmental disabilities
compared to their term counterparts. Development of strategies to lower the complications of …

Although individual behaviors have not been proven to have a strong influence on the risk of
preterm birth, consistent evidence suggests that a constellation of favorable lifestyle factors …

The current and long-term health of 14.4 million children and adolescents is affected by
obesity, 1, 2 making it one of the most common pediatric chronic diseases. 3–5 Long …

Accumulating evidence suggests that both the intrauterine environment and growth during
early life can influence the development of chronic noncommunicable diseases, such as …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Infants born preterm are significantly lighter and shorter
on reaching term equivalent age (TEA) than are those born at term, but the relation with …

OBJECTIVE. The goal was to examine the associations of weight-for-length at birth and at 6
months with obesity at 3 years of age. METHODS. We studied 559 children in Project Viva …

There is now compelling evidence that growth patterns in early life are associated with risk
of the metabolic syndrome in adulthood, although the relative importance of prenatal v …

The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature was to analyze and
evaluate the impact of prematurity and accelerated weight gain on the risk of childhood and …

The ultimate goal of neonatal nutrition care is optimal growth, neurodevelopment, and long-
term health for preterm babies. International consensus is that increased energy and protein …

A practical approach for nutritional assessment in preterm infants under intensive care,
based on anthropometric measurements and commonly used biochemical markers, is …