The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 159, Issue 3 , Pages 431-436 , September 2011

Prolonged Bottle Use and Obesity at 5.5 Years of Age in US Children

  • Rachel A. Gooze, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Sarah E. Anderson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, OH
    • ,
  • Robert C. Whitaker, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
    • Department of Pediatrics, Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Robert C. Whitaker, MD, MPH, Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, 3223 North Broad St, Suite 175, Philadelphia, PA 19140.

Received 19 November 2010 ,Revised 21 January 2011 ,Accepted 25 February 2011.

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 Funded by the Economic Research Service, Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program, US Department of Agriculture (grant 59-5000-8-0128). The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(11)00242-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.02.037

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 159, Issue 3 , Pages 431-436 , September 2011

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