Birth weight, rapid weight gain in infancy and markers of overweight and obesity in childhood

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1147-1153

  Sacco, M R ^a   De Castro, N P ^a   Euclydes, V L V ^a   Souza, J M ^a   Rondo P H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Fat mass; Fetal development; Obesity; Rapid weight gain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAT MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANCY; MALE; MATERNAL OBESITY; NECK CIRCUMFERENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887405989     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.183     Document Type: Article

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