Maternal fruit and vegetable or vitamin C consumption during pregnancy is associated with fetal growth and infant growth up to 6 months: Results from the Korean Mothers and Children's Environmental Health (MOCEH) cohort study

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Jang, Won ^a   Kim, Hyesook ^a   Lee, Bo Eun ^b   Chang, Namsoo ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Birth length; Birth weight; Fetal growth; Fruits; Infant growth; Vegetables; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ASCORBIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREAN (PEOPLE); MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VEGETABLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOTHER; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FRUIT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; VEGETABLES; VITAMINS;

EID: 85056342455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12937-018-0410-6     Document Type: Article

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