Impact of fetal and neonatal malnutrition on the onset of puberty and associated noncommunicable disease risks

Fetal and neonatal malnutrition impacts the timing of the onset of puberty. The timing of puberty onset has been shown to be a rough indicator of noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk. Recent advances in understanding the various inter-related neurochemical and genetic controls underpinning puberty ons...

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Published in:	Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics Vol. 2; pp. 15 - 25
Main Author:	Connor, Nicholas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Zealand Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.01.2011 Dove Medical Press
Subjects:	Child development Chronic illnesses Fetuses Health risks Malnutrition Newborn babies Prenatal development Puberty Review Teenagers early puberty onset malnutrition IUGR kisspeptin maternal capital fetal programming maternal health leptin NCD risk
ISSN:	1179-318X, 1179-318X
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