Association Between Food Portions During Complementary Feeding and Later Overweight Risk: Analysis From European Childhood Obesity Project
Primary result · Overweight at 2 years by portion size at 6 monthsResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 2.36Authors' conclusion
Larger portion sizes early in life are associated with increased risk of overweight later in childhood.
Study context
- Population
- Infants in the European Childhood Obesity Project across five European countries; dietary data at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months (3-day food records, portions as internal z-scores); anthropometry at 2, 8 and 11 years
- Comparison
- Larger vs smaller portion sizes during complementary feeding
- Primary endpoint
- Overweight in childhood and preadolescence
- Follow-up
- 2, 8 and 11 years
Methodological detailsmulticentre
- Multicentre
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Overweight at 2 years by portion size at 6 months
Odds ratio
2.36
P = 0.031
Further findings
- Portion size at later complementary feeding stages showed positive trends with overweight at 2, 8 and 11 years
- Indirect associations with overweight at 8 and 11 years mediated by portion size at 8 years
- Structural equation modelling
Original publication
Association Between Food Portions During Complementary Feeding and Later Overweight Risk: Analysis From European Childhood Obesity Project. Pediatr Obes. Published 6 July 2026. doi:10.
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