Long-lasting effects of undernutrition

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1817-1846

  Matrins, Vinicius J B ^a   Toledo Florêncio, Telma M M ^b   Grillo, Luciane P ^c   Franco, Maria do Carmo P ^a   Martins, Paula A ^d   Clemente, Ana Paula G ^a   Santos, Carla D L ^a   Vieria, Maria de Fatima A ^e   Sawaya, Ana Lydia ^a  

^a University of SÃo Paulo   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^c VALE S A   (Brazil)

^d Federal University of S ão Paulo   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body composition; Dyslipidaemia; Energy expenditure; Hypertension; Insulin; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BRAZIL; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN METABOLISM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; NUTRITIONAL RECOVERY; NUTRITIONAL TRANSITION; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; STUNTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79959837256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8061817     Document Type: Review

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