Maternal Obesity and the Fetal Origins of the Metabolic Syndrome

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 487-495

  Rkhzay Jaf, Jwan ^a   O'Dowd, Jacqueline F ^a   Stocker, Claire J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Developmental programming; Maternal overnutrition; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LEPTIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETAL MALNUTRITION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERPHAGIA; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIFESTYLE; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL OBESITY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; OVERNUTRITION; PANCREAS ISLET; PHENOTYPE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84871884438     PISSN: 19329520     EISSN: 19329563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-012-0257-x     Document Type: Review

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