Nutrition, weight gain and eating behavior in pregnancy: A review of experimental evidence for long-term effects on the risk of obesity in offspring

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 138-145

  Sen, Sarbattama ^a,b   Carpenter, Arielle H ^c   Hochstadt, Jessica ^c   Huddleston, Juli Y ^c   Kustanovich, Vladimir ^c   Reynolds, Ashley A ^c   Roberts, Susan ^b,c  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Macrosomia; Maternal nutrition; Maternal obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPIGENETICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL OBESITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84864341207     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.04.014     Document Type: Review

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