Background Nutritional status during pregnancy can have a significant impact on infant and
maternal health outcomes. To maintain maternal homeostasis and support fetal growth …

Global environmental and societal changes have resulted in an increased consumption of
energy-dense foods contributing to escalating obesity prevalence, with most rapid weight …

Background: Between January and April 2020, China implemented differentiated prevention
and control strategies across the country, based on the severity of the COVID-19 …

Navajo Nation residents are at risk for exposure to uranium and other co-occurring metals
found in abandoned mine waste. The Navajo Birth Cohort Study (NBCS) was initiated in …

Background/objectives Plant-based dietary patterns are becoming more popular worldwide.
We aimed to examine the relationship between plant-based dietary patterns and the risk of …

Early-life exposure to environmental toxicants can have detrimental effects on children's
neurodevelopment. In the current study, we employed a causal modeling framework to …

Background: Preterm birth (PTB), defined as birth before 37 wk gestation, is associated with
hypertension, diabetes, inadequate prenatal care, unemployment or poverty, and metal …

Unless a toxicant builds up in a deep compartment, intake by the human body must on
average balance the amount that is lost. We apply this idea to assess arsenic (As) exposure …

Background Women of reproductive age are a critical part of the population because their
dietary habits and nutritional status impact the nutritional trajectory of future generations …

Objetivo: Analizar el patrón alimentario y el riesgo de deficiencia en la ingesta usual de
energía y nutrientes de las mujeres gestantes y lactantes de algunos pueblos indígenas …