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Methyl donor supplementation prevents transgenerational amplification of obesity.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Sept 2008
Waterland R A, Travisano M, Tahiliani K G, Rached M T, Mirza S
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BACKGROUND: The obesity epidemic, recognized in developed nations for decades, is now a worldwide phenomenon. All age groups are affected, including women of childbearing age, fueling concern that maternal obesity before and during pregnancy and lactation impairs developmental establishment of body weight regulatory mechanisms in the fetus or infant, causing transgenerational amplification of obesity prevalence...
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