In reply - Maternal, paternal, and societal efforts are needed to "cure" childhood obesity

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 555-557

  Archer, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EPIGENETICS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LETTER; MATERNAL CARE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL CHANGE; ADIPOCYTE; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

ADIPOCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84926331235     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: 19425546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.01.020     Document Type: Letter

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