Nutrition in pregnancy and early childhood and associations with obesity in developing countries

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages 105-119

  Yang, Zhenyu ^a   Huffman, Sandra L ^b  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Infant; Nutritional status; Obesity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENERGY; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUGAR INTAKE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869749568     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12010     Document Type: Article

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