Inappropriate bottle use: An early risk for overweight? Literature review and pilot data for a bottle-weaning trial

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-52

  Bonuck, Karen A ^a   Huang, Vincent ^a   Fletcher, Jason ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Child feeding; Childhood obesity; Diet and physical activity interventions studies; Infant and child nutrition; Weaning

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BEVERAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHILD; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WEANING;

ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; BEVERAGES; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MILK; NEW YORK CITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 73149099875     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2009.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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