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    Antibiotics prior to age 2 years have limited association with preschool growth trajectory

    Prior studies of early antibiotic use and growth have shown mixed results, primarily on cross-sectional outcomes. This study examined the effect of oral antibiotics before age 24 months on growth trajectory at...

    L. Charles Bailey, Matthew Bryan, Mitchell Maltenfort in International Journal of Obesity (2022)

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    Are there birth cohort effects in disparities in child obesity by maternal education?

    Children belonging to the same birth cohort (i.e., born in the same year) experience shared exposure to a common obesity-related milieu during the critical early years of development—e.g., secular beliefs and ...

    Félice Lê-Scherban, Jeffrey Moore, Irene Headen in International Journal of Obesity (2021)

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    Maternal antibiotic use during pregnancy and childhood obesity at age 5 years

    The benefits of antibiotic treatment during pregnancy are immediate, but there may be long-term risks to the develo** child. Prior studies show an association between early life antibiotics and obesity, but ...

    William J. Heerman, Matthew F. Daley in International Journal of Obesity (2019)