First-borns have a higher metabolic rate and carry a higher metabolic risk in young women attending a weight loss clinic

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Siervo, Mario ^a   Stephan, B C M ^b   Colantuoni, A ^a   Wells, J C K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth order; Fetal programming; Life course epidemiology; Metabolic risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FIRST BORN; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC RATE; METABOLIC RISK; OBESITY; RISK; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84858986571     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325128     Document Type: Article

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