Pregnancy is a critical period for prevention of obesity and cardiometabolic risk

Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 133-141

  Adamo, Kristi B ^a,b   Ferraro, Zachary M ^a,b   Brett, Kendra E ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiometabolic risk; Child obesity; Gestational diabetes; Gestational weight gain; Lifestyle change; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; METFORMIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CHILD HEALTH; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EPIGENETICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GESTATION PERIOD; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERLEPTINEMIA; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL OBESITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL GROWTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF MONITORING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84872367869     PISSN: 14992671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2012.05.004     Document Type: Review

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