TY - JOUR T1 - Does childcare influence the risk of overweight and obesity in the early years? Findings from the UK millennium cohort study JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 28 LP - 28 DO - 10.1136/jech.2009.096719b VL - 63 IS - Suppl 2 AU - A. Pearce AU - L. Li AU - J. Abbas AU - B. Ferguson AU - H. Graham AU - C. Law Y1 - 2009/10/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/63/Suppl_2/28.abstract N2 - To explore whether childcare type (parent, informal, formal) is associated with overweight in children, and whether this differs by socio-economic background.Nationally representative prospective cohort study.Children born in the UK in 2000–2002.12 354 children with information on childcare between 9 months and 3 years, and height and weight data at age 3.Overweight (including obesity) at age 3 defined by the International Obesity Task Force cut-offs for body mass index.Children who were cared for in informal childcare were more likely to … ER -