Kurpad, Anura V ; Sachdev, Harshpal Singh ; Preston, Thomas ; Rao, Suman ; Ghosh, Santu ; Bhat, Kishor G ; Naqvi, Saba ; Kuriyan, Rebecca (2019) The Thin But Fat Phenotype is Uncommon at Birth in Indian Babies The Journal of Nutrition, 150 (4). pp. 826-832. ISSN 0022-3166
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxz305
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Abstract
Indian babies are hypothesized to be born thin but fat. This has not been confirmed with precise measurements at birth. If it is true, it could track into later life and confer risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
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Keywords: | Indian newborns; air displacement plethysmography; body cell mass; percentage of body fat; thin fat phenotype. |
ID Code: | 125992 |
Deposited On: | 13 Oct 2022 04:44 |
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