A prospective study of in-utero exposure to magnetic fields and the risk of childhood obesity.
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SUBMITTER: Li DK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3406339 | biostudies-literature | 2012
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A prospective study of in-utero exposure to magnetic fields and the risk of childhood obesity.
Li De-Kun DK Ferber Jeannette R JR Odouli Roxana R Quesenberry Charles P CP
Scientific reports 20120727
We conducted a prospective study to examine whether in-utero exposure to magnetic fields (MFs) increases the risk of childhood obesity. Participating women carried a meter measuring MF levels during pregnancy and 733 of their children were followed up to 13 years to collect clinically recorded information on growth patterns with 33 weight measurements per child on average. Prenatal exposure to high MF level was associated with increased risk of being obese in offspring than those with lower MF l ...[more]
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