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ERIC Number: EJ246148
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Mar
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The Adipocyte-Number Hypothesis.
Roche, Alex F.
Child Development, v52 n1 p31-43 Mar 1981
Contrary to the deterministic nature of the adipocyte- number hypothesis, correlations between adiposity data recorded during infancy and data recorded during the school- age period or later are very low. There is no convincing evidence the obese infant has more than a slight tendency to become an obese adult. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Obesity, Research Methodology, Research Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Adipocyte Number Hypothesis