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Epigenetic mechanisms linking early nutrition to long term health.
Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism - 1 Oct 2012
Lillycrop Karen A, Burdge Graham C
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Traditionally it has been widely accepted that our genes together with adult lifestyle factors determine our risk of developing non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and obesity in later life. However, there is now substantial evidence that the pre and early postnatal environment plays a key role in determining our susceptible to such diseases in later life. Moreover...
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