Infant Motor Milestones and Childhood Overweight: Trends over Two Decades in A Large Twin Cohort

Infant Motor Milestones and Childhood Overweight: Trends over Two Decades in A Large Twin Cohort

Background: Poor motor skill competence may influence energy balance with childhood overweight as a result. Our aim was to investigate whether the age of motor milestone achievement has changed over the past decades and whether this change may contribute to the increasing trend observed in childhood...

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Main Authors: Silvia I. Brouwer, Ronald P. Stolk, Meike Bartels, Toos C.E.M. van Beijsterveld, Dorret I. Boomsma, Eva Corpeleijn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
motor milestones
infant
childhood
overweight
BMI
secular trends
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/7/2366

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