Nature and strength of epidemiological evidence for origins of childhood and adulthood obesity in the first year of life

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1035-1043

  Stettler, N ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Imprinting; Infant; Infant formula; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

BIOGENESIS; BREAST FEEDING; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34250805962     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803659     Document Type: Review

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