Developmental origins of obesity: Early feeding environments, infant growth, and the intestinal microbiome

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 350-360

  Thompson, Amanda L ^a,b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; METABOLOME; MICROBIOLOGY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; INFANT; METABOLOME; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84859631925     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22254     Document Type: Article

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