The Role of Dairy Products and Milk in Adolescent Obesity: Evidence from Hong Kong’s “Children of 1997” Birth Cohort

Shi Lin Lin; Marie Tarrant; Lai Ling Hui; Man Ki Kwok; Tai Hing Lam; Gabriel M. Leung; C. Mary Schooling

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052575

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The Role of Dairy Products and Milk in Adolescent Obesity: Evidence from Hong Kong’s “Children of 1997” Birth Cohort

Shi Lin Lin,

Affiliation Lifestyle and Life Course Epidemiology Group, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
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Marie Tarrant,

Affiliation School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
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Lai Ling Hui,

Affiliation Lifestyle and Life Course Epidemiology Group, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
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Man Ki Kwok,

Affiliation Lifestyle and Life Course Epidemiology Group, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
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Tai Hing Lam,

Affiliation Lifestyle and Life Course Epidemiology Group, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
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Gabriel M. Leung,

Affiliation Lifestyle and Life Course Epidemiology Group, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
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C. Mary Schooling

* E-mail: cms1@hkucc.hku.hk

Affiliations Lifestyle and Life Course Epidemiology Group, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China, City University of New York School of Public Health at Hunter College, New York, United States of America
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The Role of Dairy Products and Milk in Adolescent Obesity: Evidence from Hong Kong’s “Children of 1997” Birth Cohort

Shi Lin Lin,
Marie Tarrant,
Lai Ling Hui,
Man Ki Kwok,
Tai Hing Lam,
Gabriel M. Leung,
C. Mary Schooling

Published: December 20, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052575

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