An obesogenic postnatal environment is more important than the fetal environment for the development of adult adiposity: A study of female twins

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 401-406

  Skidmore, Paula M L ^a,b   Cassidy, Aedin ^b   Swaminathan, Ramasamyiyer ^c   Richards, J Brent ^c   Mangino, Massimo ^c   Spector, Tim D ^c   MacGregor, Alex J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OBESITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETICS; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949097385     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.27269     Document Type: Article

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