Eating in the absence of hunger: A genetic marker for childhood obesity in prepubertal boys?

Obesity

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-138

  Faith, Myles S ^a,b,c   Berkowitz, Robert I ^a,b   Stallings, Virginia A ^a,b   Kerns, Julia ^a   Storey, Megan ^a   Stunkard, Albert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c Weight and Eating Disorders Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Disinhibition; Eating in the absence of hunger; Gender differences; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUCKING;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HUNGER; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUCKING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33746831273     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2006.16     Document Type: Article

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