
GladChild: Obesity in infants in the first 6 months of age can predict the risk of obesity and its complications in the age range 5-10 years.
The risk of experiencing obesity at age 5 years increased 2-fold and at age 10 rose 75 percent if the baby is likely to gain weight up to 20 percent in the first 2 years of life. Experienced the greatest risk if the increase occurred in the first 6 months.
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