A review of the literature and a new classification of the early determinants of childhood obesity: from pregnancy to the first years of life

Nutrition Research

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 587-604

  Tabacchi, Garden ^a   Giammanco, Santo ^a   La Guardia, Maurizio ^a   Giammanco, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Infant nutrition; Maternal nutrition; Obesity; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDHOOD; DIETARY INTAKE; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; VEGETABLE;

EID: 35348858612     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2007.06.001     Document Type: Review

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