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An obesogenic postnatal environment is more important than the fetal environment for the development of adult adiposity: a study of female twins
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 06/25/09
Skidmore PML et al. - A higher birth weight is associated with a higher proportion of lean to fat mass as adults. However, these analyses suggest that this association is not determined by individual specific factors in utero (eg, fetal nutrition) but through factors in the shared common environment of the twins.
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