Gestational weight gain and body mass index in children: results from three german cohort studies.

INTRODUCTION: Previous studies suggested potential priming effects of gestational weight gain (GWG) on offspring's body composition in later life. However, consistency of these effects in normal weight, overweight and obese mothers is less clear. METHODS: We combined the individual data of thre...

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Main Authors: Andreas Beyerlein, Ina Nehring, Peter Rzehak, Joachim Heinrich, Manfred J Müller, Sandra Plachta-Danielzik, Martin Wabitsch, Melanie Weck, Hermann Brenner, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Rüdiger von Kries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3310864?pdf=render