Energy requirements during pregnancy: Old questions and new findings

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 933-934

  Forsum, Elisabet ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

BODY FAT; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; WEIGHT GAIN; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; FEMALE; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT;

BODY MASS INDEX; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 3042763098     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/79.6.933     Document Type: Editorial

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