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A high-fat diet during rat pregnancy or suckling induces cardiovascular dysfunction in adult offspring
13 Aug 2004
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological and animal studies suggest that diet-induced epigenetic modifications in early life can contribute to development of the metabolic syndrome in adulthood. We previously reported features of the metabolic syndrome in adult offspring of rats fed a diet rich in animal fat during pregnancy and suckling. We now report a study to compare the relative effects of high-fat feeding during 1) pregnancy and 2)...
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