Babies who put on weight quickly more likely to grow up overweight

by David Rose Copyright 2009 Times Newspapers Ltd.
Babies who put on weight too quickly in the first months of life are more likely to become overweight when they get older, research suggests.
A study of girls found that weight gain in the first nine months was critical to how heavy they would be at 10 years old.
Being overweight or obese could put children at increased risk of a range of diseases in later life, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
The study, funded by the World Cancer Research Fund, examined data from 2,715 girls from birth to two months, two to nine months and nine to 19 months.
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