Energy requirements of pregnant and lactating women

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Prentice, A M ^a   Spaaij, C J K ^b   Goldberg, G R ^a   Poppitt, S D ^a   Van Raaij, J M A ^b   Totton, M ^a   Swann, D ^a   Black, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy requirements; Lactation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BREAST MILK; CALORIC INTAKE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; LIPID STORAGE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT GAIN;

BASAL METABOLISM; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0030031519     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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