Children recovered from malnutrition exhibit normal insulin production and sensitivity

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 297-302

  Martins, Vinicius J B ^a,b   Martins, Paula A ^a   das Neves, Janaína ^a   Sawaya, Ana I ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Homeostasis model assessment; Insulin sensitivity; Nutritional recovery; Stunting

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE ASSAY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL FUNCTION; REHABILITATION CARE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INSULIN; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBERTY;

EID: 38049161296     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507793959     Document Type: Article

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