IN PREGNANCY
Excessive weight gain in pregnancy
Gestational diabetes
Smoking during pregnancy
Childhood obesity risk studies: Key factors
Studies have revealed many early-life factors that appear to increase the risk that a child will become obese.
Depression during pregnancy
IN INFANCY
Rapid infant weight gain
Particular infant feeding practices, such as starting solid foods before the age of 4 months
Maternal control of infant feeding
Sleeping fewer than 12 hours a day
AT PRESCHOOL AGE
Excessive TV viewing
Frequent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages
Frequent fast-food consumption
Rarely having family dinners
Source: Elsie M. Taveras, Harvard; Pediatrics, March 1, 2010
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