Maternal health and eating habits: Metabolic consequences and impact on child health

Trends in Molecular Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 126-133

  Ojha, Shalini ^a   Fainberg, H Pablo ^a   Sebert, Sylvain ^b   Budge, Helen ^a   Symonds, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Developmental programming; Maternal nutrition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; EATING HABIT; ENERGY BALANCE; EPIGENETICS; FETUS GROWTH; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGENY; REVIEW; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; METABOLISM; MOTHER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY;

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84930824707     PISSN: 14714914     EISSN: 1471499X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2014.12.005     Document Type: Review

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