Excess Early Postnatal Weight Gain Leads to Increased Abdominal Fat in Young Children

Background. Increased childhood weight gain has been associated with later adiposity. Whether excess early postnatal weight gain plays a role in childhood abdominal fat is unknown. Design. In the ongoing Wheezing Illnesses Study Leidsche Rijn (WHISTLER), birth cohort weight and length from birth to...

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Main Authors: Annemieke M. V. Evelein, Frank L. J. Visseren, Cornelis K. van der Ent, Diederick E. Grobbee, Cuno S. P. M. Uiterwaal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/141656
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