Maternal short stature does not predict their children's fatness indicators in a nutritional dual-burden sample of urban Mexican Maya

The co-existence of very short stature due to poor chronic environment in early life and obesity is becoming a public health concern in rapidly transitioning populations with high levels of poverty. Individuals who have very short stature seem to be at an increased risk of obesity in times of relati...

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Main Authors:	Hannah J. Wilson, Federico Dickinson, Paula Griffiths, Barry Bogin, Matthew Hobbs, Maria Ines Varela Silva
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Evolutionary biology not elsewhere classified Other health sciences not elsewhere classified Archaeology not elsewhere classified Anthropology not elsewhere classified Intergenerational influences Dual burden Child adiposity Stunting Middle income countries Latin America Evolutionary Biology Anthropology Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Archaeology
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/14008
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