High-protein diets during pregnancy: Healthful or harmful for offspring?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 993-995

  Blumfield, Michelle L ^a   Collins, Clare E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; EDITORIAL; ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROGENY; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; FEMALE; MALE; NOTE;

DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84907272864     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.096511     Document Type: Editorial

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