Adrian J L Clark
Adrian J L Clark
Michael N Weedon
Michael N Weedon
Despite the high heritability of human growth traits, until recently little was known about the underlying genes and genetic variants which explain normal variation of growth. In the past few years, genome-wide association studies have succ...
Berthold Koletzko,Jeanette Beyer,Brigitte Brands et al.
Berthold Koletzko et al.
Health and nutrition modulate postnatal growth. The availability of amino acids and energy, and insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) regulates early growth through the mTOR pathway. Amino acids and glucose also stimulate the sec...
Maria Makrides,Amanda Anderson,Robert A Gibson
Maria Makrides
During pregnancy, the metabolic requirements of the mother are increased; however, the relationship between maternal intake of key nutrients and optimal fetal growth is not always clear. In this chapter, we have reviewed randomized controll...
Obesity.(Foreword) [0.03%]
肥胖。(序言)
Ferdinand Haschke,Natalia Wagemans
Ferdinand Haschke
Obesity. (Preface) [0.03%]
肥胖（序言）
Adam Drewnowski,Barbara J Rolls
Adam Drewnowski
Concluding remarks [0.03%]
结论
Adam Drewnowski,Barbara Rolls
Adam Drewnowski
Diane T Finegood
Diane T Finegood
Obesity is clearly a complex problem for both the individual and for society. Complex or 'wicked' problems have common characteristics such as heterogeneity, nonlinearity, interdependence, and self-organization. As such they require solutio...
Jean-Michel Oppert,Hélène Charreire
Jean-Michel Oppert
There is increasing interest in identifying characteristics of neighborhood environments (physical, social, economical) that might favor unhealthy dietary and physical activity patterns leading to excess weight at population level. Measurem...
The economics of food choice behavior: why poverty and obesity are linked [0.03%]
食物选择行为的经济学：为什么贫困与肥胖相关联
Adam Drewnowski
Adam Drewnowski
Obesity in the United States does not affect all segments of the population equally. It is more prevalent in deprived neighborhoods and among groups with lower education and incomes. Inequitable access to healthy foods is one mechanism by w...