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Poor or inappropriate nutrition may influence adiposity gain and the overall cardiometabolic risk among children born with low birth weight. Our study investigates how early feeding patterns, the timing of adiposity rebound, and DNA methylation of key genes influence cardiometabolic health at two years in low-birth-weight children. Methods This study will be conducted as a longitudinal follow-up study among children with low birth weight (children born with a birth weight of less than 2500 grams). A thousand four hundred children will be recruited consecutively for this study. Birth weight, gestational age, and early neonatal and perinatal details will be collected from clinical records. Information on sociodemographic characteristics, dietary practices, and antenatal, obstetric, and postnatal histories will also be collected. The two-year follow-up assessment will include anthropometric measurements (height, weight, head circumference, chest circumference, waist circumference, and skinfold thickness) and blood pressure. Biochemical investigations will include a lipid profile, serum proteins, insulin resistance assessment, and hemoglobin levels. In addition, DNA methylation at six specific CpG sites relevant to adipogenesis and cardiometabolic health will be assessed. Left ventricular mass and ejection fraction will be evaluated using echocardiography. Carotid intima-media thickness will be measured using an appropriate ultrasound probe. The neurodevelopmental status of the children will be assessed using the Developmental Assessment Scales for Indian Infants (DASII) and Vineland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS). Conclusions Elucidating the impact of early life nutritional practices is vital for promoting cardiometabolic health. 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Panniyammakal Jeemon received research grants from the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for a work-sitebased cardiovascular risk reduction initiative (5R01HL125442- 05). PJ also received research grants from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (1160283 and 1169766), the World Diabetes Federation (WDF-15-959), the National Institute for Health and Care Research, UK (204871), and the Indian Council of Medical Research for diabetes and hypertension risk reduction interventions. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding agencies. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.","order":2,"name":"grant-information","label":"Grant Information"},{"value":"This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.","order":0,"name":"copyright-info","label":"Copyright"}]}}