Open AccessIntrauterine nutrition: fetal programming of metabolic syndrome
Author(s) -
Ф. У. Дзгоева,
Дзгоева Фатима Хаджимуратовна
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ožirenie i metabolizm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2306-5524
pISSN - 2071-8713
DOI - 10.14341/omet2015310-17
Subject(s) - fetal programming , metabolic syndrome , intervention (counseling) , epidemiology , pregnancy , medicine , intensive care medicine , fetus , bioinformatics , computer science , biology , endocrinology , obesity , psychiatry , genetics
Research investigating the early programming includes studies addressing the role of intrauterine nutrient availability, which is determined by maternal nutrition. This review will explore the epidemiological evidence for programming of metabolic disease and it will also discuss evidence for the proposed molecular mechanisms and the potential for intervention.