Abdominal fat and birth size in healthy prepubertal children
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Studies examining the foetal origins hypothesis suggest that small birth size may be a marker of foetal adaptations that programme future propensity to adult disease. We explore the hypothesis that birth size may relate to fat distribution in childhood and that fat distribution may be a link between birth size and adult disease. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between birth size and abdominal fat, blood pressure, lipids,...
Paper Details
Title
Abdominal fat and birth size in healthy prepubertal children
Published Date
Nov 1, 2001
Volume
25
Issue
11
Pages
1667 - 1673
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