Study examines association between lifestyle patterns, BMI in early childhood ANI | Updated: May 01, 2021 14:44 IST
Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): In the first of its kind study, researchers used multi-trajectory modelling to examine the longitudinal relationship between concurrent changes in lifestyle patterns and BMI z scores in early childhood.
The study was published online in Obesity, The Obesity Society s (TOS) flagship journal. The findings will inform early childhood obesity prevention intervention and policy, and will be of great interest to pediatricians, researchers, policymakers and the general public, said Miaobing Zheng of the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, in Geelong, Australia. Zheng is the corresponding author of the study.