Contrasting patterns of overweight and thinness among preschool children of different ethnic groups in Norway, and relations with maternal and early life factors

• Egile Nagusiak: Ingun Toftemo (Egilea), Anne Karen Jenum (Egilea), Per Lagerløv (Egilea), Pétur B. Júlίusson (Egilea), Ragnhild Sørum Falk (Egilea), Line Sletner (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Childhood obesity is a worldwide health challenge and risk factor for adult life obesity, which predisposes to development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. However, also thinness in early life has been related to these diseases, especially if followed by fat gain....