Eating solid food early sets marmosets on path to obesity

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 14:01 in Mathematics & Economics

Baby marmoset monkeys that began eating solid food earlier than their peers were significantly more likely to be obese at 1 year of age, scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute found.

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