Appetite Sensations and Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: An Overview of the Explanations

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 394-417

  Patil, Crystal L ^a   Abrams, Elizabeth T ^a   Steinmetz, Alexis R ^b   Young, Sera L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

biocultural; food aversions; food cravings; nausea and vomiting in pregnancy; nutrition; review

Indexed keywords

FOOD PREFERENCE; HORMONE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY;

ADAPTATION; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NAUSEA; PHYSIOLOGY; PICA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; VOMITING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; APPETITE; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NAUSEA; PICA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VOMITING;

EID: 84865055905     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2012.696010     Document Type: Article

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