An alternative hypothesis to the obesity epidemic: Obesity is due to increased maternal body size, birth size, growth rate, and height

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 676-682

  Samaras, Thomas ^a   Elrick, Harold ^b  

^a Reventropy Associates   (United States)

^b Found for Optimal Hlth/Longevity   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMMUNITY; EPIDEMIC; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LONGEVITY; MACROSOMIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; PUBERTY; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 22544455358     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.05.015     Document Type: Article

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