In 1986, the late David Barker described a link between intrauterine growth and ischemic heart disease,1 originating a field of medical and anthropological research known as the fetal origins of health and disease. More recently, the field has expanded to also consider the long-term effects of early postnatal nutrition on long-term health, now known as the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD).2 Evidence on the long-term consequences of infant diet is expanding rapidly. In this Pediatrics supplement, we present new data available from a follow-up study of children at age 6 years who were previously included in the longitudinal Infant Feeding Practices Study II (IFPS II), sponsored by the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.3,4 Not all the articles in this supplement directly address DOHaD hypotheses, but they provide additional context to understanding the longitudinal associations between...
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September 2014
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September 01 2014
Infant Feeding and Long-Term Outcomes: Results From the Year 6 Follow-Up of Children in the Infant Feeding Practices Study II
Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn, PhD;
aDivision of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;
bUS Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Atlanta, Georgia; and
Address correspondence to Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn, PhD, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mail Stop F-77, Atlanta, GA 30341. E-mail: lxg8@cdc.gov
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Ruowei Li, MD;
Ruowei Li, MD
aDivision of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;
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Cria G. Perrine, PhD;
Cria G. Perrine, PhD
aDivision of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;
bUS Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Atlanta, Georgia; and
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Kelley S. Scanlon, PhD;
Kelley S. Scanlon, PhD
aDivision of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;
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Sara B. Fein, PhD
Sara B. Fein, PhD
cMcKing Consulting Corporation, Fairfax, Virginia
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Address correspondence to Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn, PhD, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mail Stop F-77, Atlanta, GA 30341. E-mail: lxg8@cdc.gov
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: The authors have indicated they have no financial relationships relevant to this article to disclose.
Pediatrics (2014) 134 (Supplement_1): S1–S3.
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May 20 2014
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Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn, Ruowei Li, Cria G. Perrine, Kelley S. Scanlon, Sara B. Fein; Infant Feeding and Long-Term Outcomes: Results From the Year 6 Follow-Up of Children in the Infant Feeding Practices Study II. Pediatrics September 2014; 134 (Supplement_1): S1–S3. 10.1542/peds.2014-0646B
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