Metabolic, methodological and developmental aspects of body composition : Studies in women and children with special reference to early life mechanisms behind childhood obesity

In recent decades the number of children with overweight has increased worldwide. To understand the mechanisms behind this development, knowledge regarding metabolism and physiology in relation to the nutritional situation in early life is of importance. In particular, information about body composi...

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Main Author: Eriksson, Britt
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköping university, Linköping, Sweden 2010
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-48427
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