ArticlePediatric obesity2021
High intake of added sugars is linked to rapid weight gain in infancy, breastfeeding ≥12 months may protect against this: A preliminary investigation.
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- A Multimethod Evaluation of the Futuros Fuertes Intervention to Promote Healthy Feeding, Screen Time, and Sleep Practices.Academic pediatricsTrial
- Nurturing Bonds: A Qualitative Exploration of Breastfeeding and Responsive Feeding Practices in Samoan Mother-Infants Dyads.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2026Article
- Early Life Added Sugars and Associated Appetite, Satiety, Growth and Adiposity in the First 2 Years of Life.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Maternal hypertension and telomere length are associated with weight for age Z score change from birth to 6 months of age in a predominantly Latinx cohort.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Ethnicity modifies the relationship between added sugars and fructose exposure in the first 1000 days and offspring body composition at 24 months.Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Association of household food insecurity with diet quality in a nationally representative sample of United States toddlers: a cross-sectional study.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Early exposure to added sugars via infant formula may explain high intakes of added sugars during complementary feeding beyond maternal modeling.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- The Association between Maternal Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Infant/Toddler Added Sugar Intakes.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Frequency of Sweet and Salty Snack Food Consumption Is Associated with Higher Intakes of Overconsumed Nutrients and Weight-For-Length z Scores During Infancy and Toddlerhood.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2022Article
- Added sugars mediate the relation between pre-pregnancy BMI and infant rapid weight gain: a preliminary study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Article
- Association Between Added Sugars from Infant Formulas and Rapid Weight Gain in US Infants and Toddlers.The Journal of nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundConsumption of added sugars is linked to excess adiposity in older age groups and breastfeeding has been shown to protect against later obesity.
objectivesThis investigation aimed to determine whether intake of added sugars associates with rapid weight gain in individuals under 2 years of age, if intake of added sugars associates with breastfeeding duration, and how both influence body weight.
methodsA cross-sectional analysis of data from three 24-hours dietary recalls collected from 141 infants/toddlers (age 11.9 ± 1.9 months, 44.7% male) was performed. Multivariable regressions assessed relationships between added sugar intakes, breastfeeding duration, and weight status. Hierarchical regressions examined added variance accounted for in rapid weight gain (specifically, upward weight-for-age percentile [WFA %tile] crossing) through the interaction of added sugars * breastfeeding duration.
resultsAdded sugars correlated positively with upward WFA %tile crossing (r = 0.280, P < .001) and negatively with breastfeeding duration (r = -0.468, P < .001). Consumption of added sugars was a significant predictor of rapid weight gain when breastfeeding duration was short (<12 months, β = 0.020, P = .029), but not long (≥12 months, β = 0.001, P = .875).
conclusionsA high intake of added sugars in individuals below age 2 associates with rapid weight gain, though breastfeeding ≥12 months appears protective against this. Further studies are necessary to substantiate these findings and provide insight into underlying mechanisms.
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