Associations of size at birth with body composition and fat distribution at age 9-0 years

John J Reilly; Imogen S. Rogers; AR Ness; Colin D. Steer; JCK Wells; P.M. Emmett; J. Tobias; G.D.  Smith

Associations of size at birth with body composition and fat distribution at age 9-0 years

John J Reilly, Imogen S. Rogers, AR Ness, Colin D. Steer, JCK Wells, P.M. Emmett, J. Tobias, G.D. Smith

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Abstract

Birth weight has been positively associated with risk of overweight in later life. However, little information exists on how weight and length at birth are associated with subsequent lean and total body fat.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	739-747
Number of pages	9
Journal	American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume	84
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - Oct 2006

Keywords

birth weight
ponderal index
programming
body composition
fat distribution
risk of overweight

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Associations of size at birth with body composition and fat distribution at age 9-0 years

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