February 7, 2011 — Early introduction of solid foods is linked to a risk for early childhood obesity, according to the results of a prospective prebirth cohort study reported online February 7 in ...

The function that the timing of introduction of solid foods may have in the development of child obesity has not been adequately explored, either as a potential confounder of the relationship between ...

Does breastfeeding or the age at which other foods are introduced to infants affect the risk of obesity in early childhood? Research on this question has produced mixed results, and a new study has ...

The introduction of complementary feeding at a later age is protective against overweight in adulthood. Benjamin Franklin's advice that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" can easily be ...

Childhood obesity is rising, driven largely by changing diets and increasingly sedentary lifestyles, with health experts warning that the trend could fuel long-term risks such as diabetes and heart ...