Differences in maternal and early child nutritional status by offspring sex in lowland Nepal.

Naomi M SavilleHelen Harris-FryAkanksha MarphatiaAlice ReidMario Cortina-BorjaDharma S ManandharJonathan C K Wells

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2021)

Generally, mothers' anthropometry and dietary intake do not differ according to offspring sex. As boys are consistently larger, we expect that poor maternal nutritional status may compromise their growth more than girls. Copyright © 2021 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keyphrases

high fat diet
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
mental health
tertiary care
gestational age
pregnant women
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
preterm birth
weight loss