Historically, research into congenital defects has focused on maternal impacts on the fetal
genome during gestation and prenatal periods. However, recent findings have sparked …

Neurotrophins are a family of functionally and structurally related proteins which play a key
role in the survival, development, and function of neurons in both the central and peripheral …

Epidemiological studies demonstrated initially that maternal undernutrition results in low
birth weight with increased risk for long-lasting energy balance disorders. Maternal obesity …

Background: The prenatal environment can induce permanent changes in offspring
phenotype. Thinness at birth is associated with adult risk of cardiometabolic disease …

Background: Observational and experimental evidence demonstrates that protein intake in
infancy programs linear growth. To our knowledge, few studies have examined prenatal …

Maternal nutrition is found to be the key factor that determines fetal health in utero and
metabolic health during adulthood. Metabolic diseases have been primarily attributed to …

Neuropeptide Y (NPY), a major autonomic nervous system and stress mediator, is emerging
as an important regulator of inflammation, implicated in autoimmunity, asthma …

Obesity has significant implications for healthcare, since it is a major risk factor for both type
2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. This syndrome is a common and complex disorder …

Maternal consumption of low-protein (LP) diet during pregnancy has been demonstrated to
increase the chances of adult offspring developing metabolic syndrome, and this risk can be …

Background: Infant body composition has been associated with later metabolic disease risk,
but few studies have examined the association between maternal macronutrient intake and …