Open AccessDietary protein intake is associated with body mass index and weight up to 5 y of age in a prospective cohort of twins
Author(s) -
Laura Pimpin,
Susan A. Jebb,
Laura Johnson,
Jane Wardle,
Gina L. Ambrosini
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.115.118612
Subject(s) - body mass index , overweight , medicine , obesity , demography , cohort , odds ratio , cohort study , logistic regression , weight gain , prospective cohort study , weaning , endocrinology , zoology , body weight , biology , sociology
Few large epidemiologic studies have investigated the role of postweaning protein intake in excess weight and adiposity of young children, despite children in the United Kingdom consistently consuming protein in excess of their physiologic requirements.
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