Excess pregnancy weight gain in latinas: Impact on infant’s adiposity and growth hormones at birth

Excess maternal weight gain during pregnancy has been associated with childhood overweight and obesity both in mothers with and without obesity. Latinx children are at higher risk for earlier obesity compared with other population groups. A cohort of 82 self-identified pregnant Latina women were rec...

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Main Authors: Deena Elwan, Rebecca Olveda, Rosalinda Medrano, Janet M. Wojcicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Subjects:
PYY
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335521000322