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Associations of maternal non-nutritive sweetener intake during pregnancy with offspring body mass index and body fat from birth to adolescence
The evidence that maternal non-nutritive sweetener (NNS) intake during pregnancy increases childhood obesity risk is conflicting. A potential reason for this is that all prior studies examined childhood body m...
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Mode of delivery, type of labor, and measures of adiposity from childhood to teenage: Project Viva
Cesarean delivery has been linked with childhood obesity. Few studies have examined if this association is attenuated if there is labor prior to delivery. The objective of this current analysis was to examine ...
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Neonatal Thyroxine, Maternal Thyroid Function, and Cognition in Mid-childhood in a US Cohort
Examine the associations of maternal thyroid hormones, maternal dietary information, and newborn T4 levels with cognitive outcomes in mid-childhood.
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Associations of prenatal exposure to impaired glucose tolerance with eating in the absence of hunger in early adolescence
Exposure to impaired gestational glucose tolerance has been shown to have sex-specific associations with offspring obesity risk, perhaps by affecting the development of appetite regulation. We examined the ext...
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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 ...
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Maternal corticotropin-releasing hormone is associated with LEP DNA methylation at birth and in childhood: an epigenome-wide study in Project Viva
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) plays a central role in regulating the secretion of cortisol which controls a wide range of biological processes. Fetuses overexposed to cortisol have increased risks of d...
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Associations of the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet with pregnancy complications in Project Viva
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet has been shown to improve cardiometabolic outcomes in non-pregnant populations. Little is known regarding the impact of this diet on health during pregna...
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Maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring overweight: is there a dose–response relationship? An individual patient data meta-analysis
A number of meta-analyses suggest an association between any maternal smoking in pregnancy and offspring overweight obesity. Whether there is a dose–response relationship across number of cigarettes and whethe...
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Open AccessCumulative exposure to environmental pollutants during early pregnancy and reduced fetal growth: the Project Viva cohort
Reduced fetal growth is associated with perinatal and later morbidity. Prenatal exposure to environmental pollutants is linked to reduced fetal growth at birth, but the impact of concomitant exposure to multip...
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Open AccessAssociation of missing paternal demographics on infant birth certificates with perinatal risk factors for childhood obesity
The role of fathers in the development of obesity in their offspring remains poorly understood. We evaluated associations of missing paternal demographic information on birth certificates with perinatal risk f...
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Age of Achievement of Gross Motor Milestones in Infancy and Adiposity at Age 3 Years
Early life physical activity may help prevent obesity but is difficult to measure. The purpose of this study was to examine associations of age of achievement of gross motor milestones in infancy with adiposit...
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Open AccessDiabetes and lipid screening among patients in primary care: A cohort study
Obesity is associated with increased cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. Guidelines call for intensified glucose and lipid screening among overweight and obese patients. Data on compliance with thes...
