Impact of growth patterns and early diet on obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in young children from developing countries

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 327-337

  Corvalán, Camila ^a   Kain, Juliana ^b   Weisstaub, Gerardo ^b   Uauy, Ricardo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Developing countries; Early diet; Early growth; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EPIDEMIC; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FETUS GROWTH; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH; HUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRENATAL GROWTH; PREVALENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR;

BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 70349934607     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002966510900130X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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