How early should obesity prevention start?

N Engl J Med. 2013 Dec 5;369(23):2173-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1310577. Epub 2013 Nov 13.

Authors

Matthew W Gillman¹, David S Ludwig

Affiliation

¹ From the Obesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute (M.W.G.), the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston Children's Hospital (D.S.L.), and the Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health (M.W.G., D.S.L.) - all in Boston.

PMID: 24224559
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1310577

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Child Development / physiology*
Diabetes, Gestational / therapy
Female
Humans
Infant
Obesity / prevention & control*
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*
Weight Gain

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