Nutrition in infancy and long-term risk of obesity: Evidence from 2 randomized controlled trials

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1133-1144

  Singhal, Atul ^a   Kennedy, Kathy ^a   Lanigan, Julie ^a   Fewtrell, Mary ^a   Cole, Tim J ^a   Stephenson, Terence ^b   Elias Jones, Alun ^c   Weaver, Lawrence T ^d   Ibhanesebhor, Samuel ^e   MacDonald, Peter D ^h   Bindels, Jacques ^f,g   Lucas, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^e WISHAW GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g Danone Research Centre for Specialized Nutrition   (Netherlands)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRIENT; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; WEIGHT GAIN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; OBESITY; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149252351     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29302     Document Type: Article

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