PEDIATRICS Vol. 108 No. 1 July 2001, pp. 218-219
Early Adiposity Rebound Is Not Associated With Energy or Fat Intake in Infancy
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To the Editor.
Obesity is recognized to be the result of a positive energy
balance, mainly attributable to excessive energy intake accounted for
by a high contribution of dietary fat. This was our original hypothesis
when we started a longitudinal study conducted in French children
followed from infancy to age 8 years.1 The aim of the
study was to identify the causes of the early adiposity rebound
recorded in most obese children. The adiposity rebound is the point at
which the body mass index (BMI) increases after its nadir that takes
place around the age of 6 years. An early adiposity rebound was found
to be associated with higher BMI at adolescence and
adulthood.2-4 Recently, in a longitudinal study of
children followed from birth
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