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Maternal exposure to stress and risk of obesity in children aged 5-15 years living in a deprived urban Peruvian community

2026-07-09

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Objectives</h4> Increased risk of childhood obesity up to age six years has been linked to higher maternal allostatic load (AL), the physical manifestation of repeated stress exposure. However, associations are less evident when using psychological stress indicators, and data mainly come from higher income countries. Using psychological and physiological stress markers, this study evaluates...

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Literature Corpus work: ab510fb3-386b-56b9-b52c-1279c33e4aae
DOI: 10.64898/2026.07.06.26355339

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