Early Life Predictors of Childhood Obesity

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Life Course Factor for Childhood Obesity? Maternal BMI predicted infant birth weight. (N = 2670, p < .001, Frederick et al., 2008). Maternal BMI predicted weight ...
Early  Life  Predictors  of   Childhood  Obesity  

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Kathleen  F.  Gaffney,  PhD,  RN,  F/PNP-­‐BC  

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Healthy  People  2020     of  children  and   Goal:    Reduce  the  proporBon  

adolescents  who  are  obese   •  Problem:    26.7%  of  children  between  ages  2-­‐5  are   already  overweight  or  obese   (Ogden  et  al.,  2012)  

Where  are  the  highest  rates  of    childhoood  obesity?   2009 State Prevalence Among Low-Income Children Aged 2 to 4 Years

h"p://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/data.html       PedNSS  obesity  =BMI  ≥95th  percenBle    

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Who  has  the  highest  rates?  

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