Maternal diet, bioactive molecules, and exercising as reprogramming tools of metabolic programming

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 711-722

  Mathias, Paulo C F ^a   Elmhiri, Ghada ^b   De Oliveira, Júlio C ^a   Delayre Orthez, Carine ^b   Barella, Luiz F ^a   Tófolo, Laize P ^a   Fabricio, Gabriel S ^a   Chango, Abalo ^b   Abdennebi Najar, Latifa ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE LASALLE BEAUVAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Epigenetic modification; Metabolic programming; Metabolic syndrome; Nutrition; Perinatal life; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETAINE; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CALCIUM; CHOLINE; CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GHRELIN; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 4; HOMOCYSTEINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; IRON; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MAGNESIUM; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNTRANSLATED RNA; ZINC;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL ACTIVITY; DEACETYLATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA METHYLATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPIGENETICS; EXERCISE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LACTATION; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SUGAR INTAKE; ANIMAL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HYPERPHAGIA; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

ANIMALS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84898804210     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-014-0654-7     Document Type: Review

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