Causes and Consequences of Intrauterine Growth Retardation, Proceedings of an IDECG workshop, November 1996, Baton Rouge, USA, Supplement of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (International Dietary Energy Consultative Group - IDECG, 1996, 100 pages): Report of the IDECG group on variation in fetal growth and adult disease: (introductory text...)

Causes and Consequences of Intrauterine Growth Retardation, Proceedings of an IDECG workshop, November 1996, Baton Rouge, USA, Supplement of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (International Dietary Energy Consultative Group - IDECG, 1996, 100 pages)

Report of the IDECG group on variation in fetal growth and adult disease

		*(introductory text...)*
		Current state of knowledge
		Specific hypotheses and possible mechanisms
		Implications for future research
		Implications for public health

(introductory text...)

Working Group members: L Grivetti¹, D Leon², K Rasmussen³, PS Shetty⁴, R Steckel⁵ and J Villar⁶

Correspondence: IDECG Secretariat, c/o Nestlé Foundation, POB 581, 1010 Lausanne, Switzerland

¹Department of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA;
²Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London;
³Division of Nutritional Sciences, Savage Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY;
⁴Human Nutrition Unit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Taviton Street, London;
⁵Economics & Anthropology Departments, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210;
⁶UNDP/UNFPA/WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland