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The impact of parental lifestyle patterns on childhood obesity – Health Europa

A novel Australian longitudinal study has revealed the influence of parental lifestyle patterns on early childhood obesity.

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The study, published in The Obesity Society’s (TOS) journal Obesity, utilised multi-trajectory modelling to analyse the longitudinal relationship linking concurrent changes in lifestyle patterns and the BMI z scores of young children, revealing their influence on childhood obesity.
The investigation discovered that factors such as maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, maternal dietary patterns, and the duration of television viewing time are all substantial determinants of BMI z scores in early childhood.

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