Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Antibiotic use in infants before 6 months associated with being overweight in childhood

Treating very young infants with antibiotics may predispose them to being overweight in childhood, according to a study of more than 10,000 children by researchers at the NYU School of Medicine and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service and published in the online August 21, 2012, issue of the International Journal of Obesity. (2012-08-21)

URL: http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/78598/Antibiotic_use_in_infants_before_6_months_associated_with_being_overweight_in_childhood.html

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