Article
Transmission of obesity-adiposity and related disorders from the mother to the baby.
Annals of nutrition & metabolism - 1 Jan 2014
Yajnik Chittaranjan S
Abstract excerpt
The conventional aetiological model of obesity and diabetes proposes a genetic predisposition and a precipitation by an unhealthy adult lifestyle. This hypothesis was challenged by David Barker who proposed that the intrauterine environment influences the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The original idea was based on fetal undernutrition because lower birth weight was associated with a higher risk of...
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