Earlier mother's age at menarche predicts rapid infancy growth and childhood obesity.

Earlier mother's age at menarche predicts rapid infancy growth and childhood obesity.

<h4>Background</h4>Early menarche tends to be preceded by rapid infancy weight gain and is associated with increased childhood and adult obesity risk. As age at menarche is a heritable trait, we hypothesised that age at menarche in the mother may in turn predict her children's early...

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Main Authors: Ken K Ong, Kate Northstone, Jonathan C K Wells, Carol Rubin, Andy R Ness, Jean Golding, David B Dunger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040132&type=printable
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