Weight Gain in Early Infancy Impacts Appetite Regulation in the First Year of Life. A Prospective Study of Infants Living in Cyprus

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BACKGROUND: Eating behavior is associated with weight gain in infancy and childhood. Few studies found a bidirectional association between weight gain and eating behavior development in childhood, but there is little data on the association in early infancy, a period critical for the programming of obesity risk.

OBJECTIVE: We investigated the bidirectional association between appetite traits and weight gain during the first year of life.

METHODS: Participants were part of a cohort of 432 infants born in Cyprus. Appetite traits were measured using the Baby Eating Behavior Questionnaire or the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire at age 2 to 4 wk, 6 mo, and 12 mo. Weight and length were collected at birth, 4 wk, 6 mo, and 12 mo. Multivariable linear regression was used to analyze associations between appetite traits at 2 to 4 wk and 6 mo and weight for age z-score change (WFAZC) between 4 wk and 6 mo and 6 and 12 mo. Associations were also analyzed in the opposite direction, between WFAZC from birth to 4 wk, 4 wk to 6 mo, and 6 mo to 12 mo and appetite traits at 4 wk, 6 mo, and 12 mo.

RESULTS: Satiety responsiveness (SR) at 2 to 4 wk was associated with lower WFAZC from 4 wk to 6 mo (β: -0.17; 95% CI: -0.30, -0.04) and SR at age 6 mo was associated with lower WFAZC from 6 to 12 mo (β: -0.09; 95% CI: -0.17, -0.02). WFAZC from 4 wk to 6 mo was associated with higher enjoyment of food at 12 mo (β: 0.11; 95% CI: 0.01, 0.20), higher food responsiveness at 12 mo (β: 0.17; 95% CI: 0.04, 0.30), and lower SR at both 6 mo (β: -0.11; 95% CI: -0.21, -0.01) and 12 mo (β: -0.14; 95% CI: -0.24, -0.03).

CONCLUSIONS: We found a bidirectional association between weight gain and appetite traits in infancy, suggesting that the effect of postnatal weight gain on obesity development is partly mediated by programming of appetite traits.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:153

Enthalten in:

The Journal of nutrition - 153(2023), 8 vom: 17. Aug., Seite 2531-2539

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hileti, Dona [VerfasserIn]
Demetriou, Christiana A [VerfasserIn]
Iasonides, Michalis C [VerfasserIn]
Pipis, Spyros [VerfasserIn]
Mahmood, Amna [VerfasserIn]
Lanigan, Julie [VerfasserIn]
Singhal, Atul [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ΒΕΒQ (Baby Eating Behavior Questionnaire)
Appetite
CEBQ (Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire)
Childhood obesity
Cohort studies
Eating behavior
Infant growth
Journal Article

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Date Completed 11.08.2023

Date Revised 11.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.06.017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358378575