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Lower energy expenditures in infants from obese biological mothers

BACKGROUND: Previous studies in adults have found that a lower resting metabolic rate is a predictor of future body weight gain. METHODS: To determine if energy expenditures are reduced in infants born to obese mothers, 21 healthy infants (3.9 ± 1.9 months) born to lean (n = 7, BMI < 25 kg/m(2)),...

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Autores principales: Rising, Russell, Lifshitz, Fima
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2423366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18485223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-7-15