The global epidemic of diabetes is a serious threat against health and healthcare expenses.
Although genetics is important it does not explain the dramatic increase in incidence, which …

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and obesity has been increasing. Pre-natal
environment has been suggested as a factor influencing the risk of metabolic syndrome in …

Based on the concept of nutritional programming in mammals, we tested whether an acute
hyperglucidic–hypoproteic stimulus during first feeding could induce long-term changes in …

The concept of foetal programming (FP) originated from human epidemiological studies,
where foetal life nutrition was linked to health and disease status later in life. Since the …

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is considered a “glucose-intolerant” species. With the
aim of programming trout to improve their metabolic use of dietary carbohydrates, we …

Environmental conditions experienced during early life play an important role in the long-
term metabolic status of individuals. The present study investigated whether hypoxia …

Aim To investigate if late gestation under‐or overnutrition has similar adverse impacts on
visceral adiposity, metabolic and endocrine function in sheep, and if subsequent exposure …

We aimed to investigate whether over-versus undernutrition in late foetal life combined with
obesity development in early postnatal life have differential implications for fat distribution …

Maternal caloric restriction during late gestation reduces birth weight but whether long-term
33 adverse metabolic outcomes of intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR) are dependent on …

Two isozymes of the enzyme 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta-HSD) are
responsible for the interconversion of the active glucocorticoid, cortisol in …