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Exploring the association between maternal prenatal multivitamin use and early infant growth: The Healthy Start Study.

Katherine Ann SauderA P StarlingA L ShapiroJ L KaarB M RinghamD H GlueckD Dabelea
Published in: Pediatric obesity (2015)
Increased multivitamin use in the pre-conception and prenatal periods was associated with a slower rate of growth in offspring percent fat mass in the first 5 months of life. This study provides further evidence that in utero nutrient exposures may affect offspring adiposity beyond birth.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • high fat diet
  • physical activity
  • skeletal muscle
  • gestational age
  • weight loss