Being big or growing fast: systematic review of size and growth in infancy and later obesity -- Baird et al. 331 (7522): 929 -- BMJ

Being big or growing fast: systematic review of size and growth in infancy and later obesity -- Baird et al. 331 (7522): 929 -- BMJ: "Being big or growing fast: systematic review of size and growth in infancy and later obesity
Janis Baird, research fellow1, David Fisher, research assistant1, Patricia Lucas, lecturer2, Jos Kleijnen, director3, Helen Roberts, professor of child health4, Catherine Law, reader in children's health5

Objectives To assess the association between infant size or growth and subsequent obesity and to determine if any association has been stable over time.
Design Systematic review.
Data sources Medline, Embase, bibliographies of included studies, contact with first authors of included studies and other experts.
Inclusion criteria Studies that assessed the relation between infant size or growth during the first two years of life and subsequent obesity.
Main outcome measure Obesity at any age after infancy.
Results 24 studies met the inclusion criteria (22 cohort and two case-control studies). Of these, 18 assessed the relation between infant size and subsequent obesity, most showing that infants who were defined a"