Being big or growing fast: systematic review of size and growth in infancy and later obesity

To assess the association between infant size or growth and subsequent obesity and to determine if any association has been stable over time.

Systematic review. DATA SOURCES: Medline, Embase, bibliographies of included studies, contact with first authors of included studies and other experts. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Studies that assessed the relation between infant size or growth during the first two years of life and subsequent obesity. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Obesity at any age after infancy.