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Thursday, March 12, 2015

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Babies' Body Mass Index May Predict Childhood Obesity

Posted: 12 Mar 2015 01:46 PM PDT

PHILADELPHIA, March 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Body mass index (BMI) during infancy may help to predict if a child will be obese by age four. In a study focused on the infant BMI-childhood obesity relationship in a cohort with a majority of African-American children,...

Exercise may help keep seniors moving longer despite old age brain decline

Posted: 12 Mar 2015 07:04 AM PDT

Older people who are physically active may be protecting themselves from the effects of small areas of brain damage that can affect their movement abilities, according to a new study. The results remained the same after researchers adjusted for other factors that could affect the relationship, such as body mass index (BMI), depression and vascular disease.

Know if your baby will gain weight by age four

Posted: 11 Mar 2015 11:48 PM PDT

New York, March 12 (IANS) Measuring body mass index (BMI) during infancy may help to predict if a child will be obese by age four, says a study. The findings suggest that understanding of infant growth patterns may lead to more effective early efforts at obesity prevention. "We also analysed ancestry-based differences in growth patterns and found differences that were apparent as early as nine ...

CHOP researchers find link between infancy BMI and childhood obesity

Posted: 11 Mar 2015 10:26 PM PDT

Body mass index (BMI) during infancy may help to predict if a child will be obese by age four. In a study focused on the infant BMI-childhood obesity relationship in a cohort with a majority of African-American children, researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia say that a better understanding of infant growth patterns may lead to more effective early efforts at obesity prevention.

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