Maternal protein intake during pregnancy is not associated with offspring birth weight in a multiethnic Asian population

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1303-1310

  Chong, Mary Foong Fong ^a,b,c   Chia, Ai Ru ^b   Colega, Marjorelee ^b   Tint, Mya Thway ^c   Aris, Izzuddin M ^c   Chong, Yap Seng ^b,c   Gluckman, Peter ^b,e   Godfrey, Keith M ^f   Kwek, Kenneth ^g   Saw, Seang Mei ^c   Yap, Fabian ^g,h   Van Dam, Rob M ^c,d   Lee, Yung Seng ^b,c  

^a Clinical Nutrition Research Centre   (Singapore)

^b AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^d Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^h DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Birth length; Birth weight; Macronutrients; Ponderal index; Pregnancy diet; Protein

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; FENFLURAMINE; PROTEIN; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MACRONUTRIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAY (PEOPLE); MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; RECALL; SINGAPORE; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930815662     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.205948     Document Type: Article

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