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Nutrition during Pregnancy Impacts Offspring's Epigenetic Status—Evidence from Human and Animal Studies
1 Jan 2015
Abstract excerpt
Pregnancy is a vital time of growth and development during which maternal nutrition significantly influences the future health of both mother and baby. During pregnancy, the fetus experiences a critical period of plasticity. Epigenetics, specifically DNA methylation, plays an important role here. As nutrition is influential for DNA methylation, this review aims to determine if maternal nutrition during pregnancy...
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