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Behavioral
New findings reported from University of Durham, Department of Psychology describe advances in behavioral
December 30th, 2006
New research, "The influence of temperament on weight gain in early infancy," is the subject of a report. "Difficult temperament has been associated with fast weight gain and slow weight gain, although the latter mostly in referred subjects studies in late infancy. The current study set out to investigate early weight gain in relation to all domains of temperament in a community-screened sample," scientists in Durham, the United Kingdom report. "Weight gain from birth to 8 weeks was assessed in 75 infants recruited from local health care clinics who had demonstrated slow, average, or fast weight gain. Mothers completed a temperament questionnaire and a 2-day diary...
Source: Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (2006-12-30)
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