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THERE is evidence1 of a prolonged change in body composition in children who have been overfed during the first year of life, and it has been suggested1,2 that there may be a critical period for fat deposition and adipocyte formation. We have examined published data on growth and body composition of normal children, and have found that these reveal cyclical changes in fat and lean tissue deposition which confirm the existence of critical periods, and offer an explanation for the observed changes in body composition.
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DUGDALE, A., PAYNE, P. Pattern of fat and lean tissue deposition in children. Nature 256, 725–727 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/256725a0
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