Overweight at age two years in a multi-ethnic cohort (ABCD study): the role of prenatal factors, birth outcomes and postnatal factors

• Main Authors: Stronks Karien (Author), van Eijsden Manon (Author), de Hoog Marieke LA (Author), Gemke Reinoud JBJ (Author), Vrijkotte Tanja GM (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Childhood overweight/obesity is a major public health problem worldwide which disproportionally affects specific ethnic groups. Little is known about whether such differences already exist at an early age and which factors contribute...