ReviewNature reviews. Endocrinology2025
Early life factors that affect obesity and the need for complex solutions.
Review in Nature reviews. Endocrinology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- How to Teach Healthy Life-Style Efficiently in a Pediatric Outpatient Setting: Proposal of an Innovative Tridimensional Pyramid.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
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- Association of trimester-specific gestational weight gain with child BMI by maternal BMI categories in community-based healthcare organizations.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Infant feeding practices of Indian immigrant mothers and their association with sociodemographic factors: An Australia-wide cross-sectional survey.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- The case for primary prevention of obesity in the era of GLP-1 therapies.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Review
- Opening the black box of co-creation: exploring process delivery, stakeholder experiences and perceived outcomes in the development of a family-based healthy weight development intervention for infants.Health research policy and systems · 2026Article
- Anti-obesity medication use sparks effort-based sanctions and social penalties.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Preconception Weight Loss to Prevent Childhood Obesity: Current Evidence and Research Gaps.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- First 1000 Days Strategies to Prevent Childhood Obesity: A Narrative Review and Recommendations From the EndObesity Consortium.Pediatric obesity · 2026Review
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- The microbiota extends the reproductive lifespan of mice by safeguarding the ovarian reserve.Cell host & microbe · 2025Article
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- Network study of the nutritional patterns, the metabolic and the psychological status among overweight-obese young adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Sleep quality moderated the mediating effect of BMI and waist circumference on the relationship between screen time and mental health in Chinese adolescents.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
The prevalence of obesity increases with age but is apparent even in early life. Early childhood is a critical period for development that is known to influence future health. Even so, the focus on obesity in this phase, and the factors that affect the development of obesity, has only emerged over the past two decades. Furthermore, there is a paucity of iterative work in this area that would move the field forward. Obesity is a complex condition involving the interplay of multiple influences at different levels: the individual and biological level, the sociocultural level, and the environmental and system levels. This Review provides a brief overview of the evidence for these factors with a focus on aspects specific to early life. By spotlighting the complex web of interactions between the broad range of influences, both causal and risk markers, we highlight the complex nature of the condition. Much work in the early life field remains observational and many of the intervention studies are limited by a focus on single influences and a disjointed approach to solutions. Yet the complexity of obesity necessitates coordinated multi-focused solutions and joined-up action across the first 2,000 days from conception, and beyond.
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