Quantification of the energy gap in young overweight children. The PIAMA birth cohort study

• Main Authors: Brunekreef Bert (Author), de Jongste Johan C (Author), Scholtens Salome (Author), Boer Jolanda MA (Author), van den Berg Saskia W (Author), Smit Henriette A (Author), Wijga Alet H (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Overweight develops gradually as a result of a long term surplus on the balance between energy intake and energy expenditure. Aim of this study was to quantify the positive energy balance responsible for excess body weight gain (ener...