Open AccessNutritional and environmental epigenetics effects on human health and diseases
Author(s) -
Waleed Hassan Almalki,
Ahmed Alshehri,
Basel Saeed Almatrafi,
Mohammed Abdullah Alasmari,
Jawad Ali Jammal,
Eyad Ahmad Alandijani
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns3.6017
Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , epigenetics , intervention (counseling) , human life , environmental health , medicine , human health , gerontology , psychiatry , biology , political science , computer security , genetics , humanity , computer science , law , gene
Both industrialized and developing nations see an alarming rise in adult-onset illnesses such as T2D and CVD. According to human and animal research, prenatal and early postnatal circumstances may alter a person's vulnerability to chronic diseases later in life. Epigenetic modulation of gene expression has been proposed as one of the processes through which early life environment impacts future illness risk. It is possible that our understanding of the underlying mechanisms may lead us to design new intervention strategies that can lessen the burden of sickness in later life.