What does the evidence say about preventing obesity in young children?

The Australian Parliamentary Library produce reports on current issues to keep parliamentarians informed. Their latest report Obesity prevention in young children:what does the evidence say? provides a good summary of the prevalence, trends and challenges in combatting obesity in young children (1).

Association of lower protein infant formula with lower weight at age 2 years

Protein intakes during infancy may impact on overweight and obesity in later life, with lower protein breast milk   being more protective than higher protein infant formulas. This issue was discussed in a previous newswire report Does infant feeding choice affect later obesity? The results of a large randomized clinical study investigating whether higher protein intakes in infancy lead to more rapid gain in weight  and length at age 2 years, has now been published (1).