Early childhood obesity – exploring the impact of environmental and social factors and parental beliefs of caring for infants with known obesity risk factors
Background Macrosomia (birthweight ≥4kg) and rapid weight gain in infancy are both strong independent risk factors for early child overweight. Whilst there are environmental and genetic factors that contribute to an infant’s high birthweight, the continued exposure to an obesogenic environment th...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55807/ |