Robert Lustig: Understanding the Rise in Infant Obesity: Environmental and Dietary Factors Explained
Robert Lustig examines why newborns are heavier than they used to be. Four studies across South Africa, Israel, Russia, and the US show birth weights have increased by roughly 200 grams, with DEXA scans revealing most of that gain is fat. Standard obesity theories don't explain it; Lustig points to prenatal factors like maternal nutrition, stress, and chemical exposure.
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South Africa, Israel, Russia, United States
Approximately 200 grams (and DEXA indicates this increase is primarily fat).
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