Open AccessDietary balance during pregnancy is associated with fetal adiposity and fat distribution
Author(s) -
Michelle Blumfield,
Alexis Hure,
Lesley MacDonaldWicks,
Roger Smith,
Stephen J. Simpson,
Warwick Giles,
David Raubenheimer,
Clare E. Collins
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.111.033241
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , offspring , fetus , gestation , endocrinology , obstetrics , physiology , biology , genetics
The prenatal environment can induce permanent changes in offspring phenotype. Thinness at birth is associated with adult risk of cardiometabolic disease.
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