Excess weight in preschool children: The role of food intake

ABSTRACT Objective: The study aimed to compare the food intake of overweight/obese and normal weight preschoolers and to verify whether excess weight is associated with low birth weight, catch-up growth, early weaning, and physical activity/inactivity Methods: This case-control study was conducted...

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Main Authors: Dayse Rafaele Lima dos SANTOS, Pedro Israel Cabral de LIRA, Giselia Alves Pontes da SILVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
Series:Revista de Nutrição
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732017000100045&lng=en&tlng=en