FELS EARLY NUTRITION AND GROWTH STUDY

该项目旨在研究儿童营养与 乳腺癌的危险因素，包括月经初潮年龄，成年身高， 体重和肥胖。次要目的包括跟踪发展情况 从出生到成年的超重和肥胖， 确定可能的“敏感”或高风险期(尊重 肥胖症)，更重要的是，找出 饮食对儿童和成人肥胖的发展有重要作用。 详细的人体测量数据(身高、体重、皮褶厚度等)和 人口学特征目前可在计算机数据库中获得 从FELS研究和莱特州的人类生物学划分 医学院。多达18项年度饮食和人体测量评估 是为“索引”女孩准备的。卡路里、宏量和微量营养素数据 将链接到现有的人体测量计算机文件，包括以后 成年人的身高和体重。营养成分将使用 美国农业部手册系列的最新版本。营养素将包括 以下：总能量(千卡路里)；总脂肪、蛋白质和 碳水化合物；饱和、多不饱和和单不饱和脂肪； 胆固醇；膳食纤维；维生素和矿物质(来自食物和 补充资料来源)。 这项研究是与莱特大学的科学家合作进行的 俄亥俄州黄泉市的州立医学院。

This project is designed to investigate the relation of childhood nutrition to breast cancer risk factors, including age at menarche, adult height, weight, and fatness. Secondary purposes include tracking the development of overweight and obesity from birth through young adulthood, identification of possible "sensitive" or high-risk periods (with respect to obesity) in childhood and, more important, to identify the contribution of diet to the development of childhood and adult obesity. Detailed anthropometric data (height, weight, skinfold thickness, etc.) and demographic characteristics are currently available on a computer data base from the Fels Study and the Division of Human Biology of the Wright State School of Medicine. Up to 18 annual dietary and anthropometric assessments are available for "index" girls. Calorie, macro- and micronutrient data will be linked to an existing anthropometry computer file, including later adult height and weight. Nutrient composition will be calculated using the latest version of the USDA Handbook series. Nutrients will include the following: total energy (kilocalories); total fat, protein, and carbohydrate; saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated fat; cholesterol; dietary fiber; and vitamins and minerals (from food and supplementary sources). This study is being conducted collaboratively with scientists at the Wright State School of Medicine in Yellow Springs, Ohio.