High protein intake in young children and increased weight gain and obesity risk

Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Feb;103(2):303-4. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.128009. Epub 2016 Jan 20.

Authors

Berthold Koletzko¹, Hans Demmelmair², Veit Grote², Christine Prell², Martina Weber²

Affiliations

¹ Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich Medical Center, Munich, Germany office.koletzko@med.lmu.de.
² Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich Medical Center, Munich, Germany.

PMID: 26791192
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.128009

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
Dietary Proteins / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
Male
Overweight / etiology*
Pediatric Obesity / etiology*

Substances

Dietary Proteins