Dietary energy density increases during early childhood irrespective of familial predisposition to obesity: Results from a prospective cohort study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1061-1067

  Kral, T V E ^a   Berkowitz, R I ^a,b   Stunkard, A J ^a   Stallings, V A ^b,c   Brown, D D ^a   Faith, M S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Children; Energy density; Obesity risk status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; MALE; MILK; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34250899169     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803551     Document Type: Article

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