Determinants of overweight in a cohort of Dutch children.

Background: To improve the effective prevention and treatment of obesity, it is important to focus on body weight (BW) development and its determinants during childhood.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of early development, parental and genetic variables, and behavioral determinants on overweight at 12 y.

Design: In a Dutch cohort of 105 children, anthropometric measurements were conducted from birth until age 7 y.