Fetal size and eating behaviour in childhood: a prospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Wietske A. Ester,
Pauline W. Jansen,
Hans W. Hoek,
Frank C. Verhulst,
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe,
Andrea Horvath Marques,
Henning Tiemeier,
Ezra Susser,
Sabine J. Roza
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyy256
Subject(s) - generation r , medicine , prospective cohort study , body mass index , pregnancy , cohort study , confidence interval , obesity , birth weight , childhood obesity , cohort , fetus , demography , appetite , pediatrics , obstetrics , endocrinology , overweight , genetics , sociology , biology
Although studies showed that an adverse intrauterine environment increases the obesity risk in adulthood, little is known about consequences of fetal growth and birth size for eating behaviour. We examined whether fetal and birth size are associated with childhood eating behaviour.
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