Can Antibiotics Early in Life Put Your Child at Risk for Obesity?

The obesity crisis isn't just affecting adults—by age 2, 1 in 10 toddlers in the U.S. is considered obese. And it’s not just a diet of chicken nuggets and French fries that’s to blame. Researchers have flagged a handful of factors, including the mother’s pre-baby body mass index (BMI) and the child’s sleep duration and activity level, that might explain the growing problem of early childhood obesity.

But those are just the obvious explanations. There may also be subtle, unseen forces influences your child’s weight. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association published on Sept. 29 suggests that taking antibiotics before age 2 may predispose children to packing on the pounds.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers analyzed the medical records of more than 60,000 children who had seen a primary care doctor at least twice in their first 24 months, and then again after age 2. Of particular interest was how often the pediatric patients had received antibiotics from birth to age 23 months and how that related to their BMI later in childhood.

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TOPFIT Daily Activities --- Upper Table Rock Run
Although I had a lot of business and personal appointments, chores and errands to take care of, I still made time for a run on Lower Table Rock this afternoon.

~Feelin' Alive!~