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Earlier Mother's Age at Menarche Predicts Rapid Infancy Growth and Childhood Obesity
BACKGROUND: Early menarche tends to be preceded by rapid infancy weight gain and is associated with increased childhood and adult obesity risk. As age at menarche is a heritable trait, we hypothesised that age at menarche in the mother may in turn predict her children's early growth and obesity...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1876410/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17455989 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040132 |