Do complementary feeding practices predict the later risk of obesity?

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 293-297

  Grote, Veit ^a   Theurich, Melissa ^a   Koletzko, Berthold ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complementary feeding; Food preferences; Growth; Infant nutrition; Obesity risk

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; FEEDING; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROWTH; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFANCY; INFANT NUTRITION; OBESITY; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

APPETITE REGULATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84863633270     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e328351baba     Document Type: Review

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