A review of the impact of dietary intakes in human pregnancy on infant birthweight

Nutrients

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 153-178

  Grieger, Jessica A ^a   Clifton, Vicki L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Dietary patterns; Maternal nutrition; Nutrients; Overweight; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM INTAKE; FOLIC ACID; IRON INTAKE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; VITAMIN D;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; BLOOD; CALCIUM INTAKE; DIET; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON, DIETARY; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84920101135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu7010153     Document Type: Review

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