Determinants of overweight in a cohort of Dutch children
BACKGROUND: To improve the effective prevention and treatment of obesity, it is important to focus on body weight (BW) development and its determinants during childhood. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of early development, parental and genetic variables, and behavioral determinants on overweight at 12 y. DESIGN: In a Dutch cohort of 105 children, anthropometric measurements were conducted from birth until age 7 y. At age 12 y, anthropometric measurements were obtained again, as were measurements of body composition, leptin concentration, 3 polymorphisms,... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2006 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Vogels , N , Posthumus , D L , Mariman , E C , Bouwman , F G , Kester , A D M , Rump , P , Hornstra , G & Westerterp-Plantenga , M S 2006 , ' Determinants of overweight in a cohort of Dutch children ' , American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , vol. 84 , no. 4 , pp. 717-724 . https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/84.4.717 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26664250 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/60d01da4-ad06-4f4c-a6f1-e34d691319bf |