Adiposity and hyperglycaemia in pregnancy and related health outcomes in European ethnic minorities of Asian and African origin: A review

Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Jenum, Anne Karen ^a,b,c   Sommer, Christine ^d   Sletner, Line ^a,d,e   Mørkrid, Kjersti ^d   Bærug, Anne ^d   Mosdøl, Annhild ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Faculty of Health Sciences   (Norway)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Cardiovascular disease; Ethnicity; Gestational diabetes; Immigrants; Obesity; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy; Prenatal development; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASIAN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL OBESITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROGENY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; ETHNICITY; EUROPE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN RESPONSE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84874760698     PISSN: 16546628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v57i0.18889     Document Type: Review

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