Infectious Diseases in Children and Body Mass Index in Young Adults EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES Suh, G., Ley, C., Parsonnet, J. 2012; 18 (9): 1490-1492

Abstract

In a cohort of 1,863 Filipinos, diarrhea, fever, and unsanitary conditions in infancy were associated with a decreased body mass index in adulthood; upper respiratory tract infection was associated with an increased body mass index. These finding support the hypothesis that infections early in life play a role in body habitus in adulthood.

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