Impact of maternal undernutrition on diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk in adult offspring

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-179

  Clair, Caroline Le ^a   Abbi, Tina ^a   Sandhu, Heather ^a   Tappia, Paramjit S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Fetal nutrition; Fetal origins of adult disease; Maternal nutrition

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD NUTRITION; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; GENOME IMPRINTING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLACENTA; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; FETAL NUTRITION DISORDERS; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 65249171419     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y09-006     Document Type: Review

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