The Association of Birth Weight and Infant Growth with Energy Balance-Related Behavior – A Systematic Review and Best-Evidence Synthesis of Human Studies

van Deutekom, Arend W.; Chinapaw, Mai J. M.; Jansma, Elise P.; Vrijkotte, Tanja G. M.; Gemke, Reinoud J. B. J.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0168186

The Association of Birth Weight and Infant Growth with Energy Balance-Related Behavior – A Systematic Review and Best-Evidence Synthesis of Human Studies

Background Suboptimal prenatal and early postnatal growths are associated with obesity in later life, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature that reports on the longitudinal association of (i) birth size or (ii) infant growth w…