Caloric moderation can reverse link between low birth weight and obesity, early study indicates
Monday, April 2, 2012 - 21:30
in Health & Medicine
Babies who are born small have a tendency to put on weight during childhood and adolescence if allowed free access to calories. However, a new animal model study found when small babies were placed on a diet of moderately regulated calories during infancy, the propensity of becoming obese decreased.