Early nutrition patterns and diseases of adulthood: A plausible link?

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-10

  Agostoni, Carlo ^a   Baselli, Lucia ^a   Mazzoni, Marta Benedetta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Early nutrition; Growth acceleration; Infant metabolic patterns; Nutritional programming

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BRAIN FUNCTION; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; ENERGY; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING; FIBER; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; OBESITY; REVIEW;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 84871452628     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.08.011     Document Type: Review

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