Early-life determinants of total and HDL cholesterol concentrations in 8-year-old children; the PIAMA birth cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Adult cholesterol concentrations might be influenced by early-life factors, such as breastfeeding and birth weight, referred to as "early programming". How such early factors exert their influence over the life course is still poorly understood. Evidence from studies in childre...

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Main Authors: Marga B M Bekkers, Bert Brunekreef, Henriëtte A Smit, Marjan Kerkhof, Gerard H Koppelman, Marieke Oldenwening, Alet H Wijga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3181258?pdf=render