Objective Obesity and cardiovascular disease are major global public health problems.
Maternal obesity has been linked to multiple adverse health consequences for both mother …

Background: Limited data suggest air pollution exposures may contribute to pediatric high
blood pressure (HBP), a known predictor of adult cardiovascular diseases. Methods: We …

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with hypertension in adults. It is unknown to what degree
vitamin D status in early life can affect blood pressure (BP) a decade later. This study …

Plasma homocysteine (Hcy) levels are associated with elevated blood pressure. However,
the causal association between Hcy levels and the risk of hypertension remains ambiguous …

In the US, approximately 10% of all births are preterm (< 37 weeks' gestation) and the
preterm birth rates for black indigenous people of color are~ 14%. Fortunately, advances in …

Background Inadequate pregnancy cobalamin status has been associated with adverse
offspring metabolic health in Indian and Nepalese studies. Studies of pregnancy cobalamin …

Background: Precision nutrition emphasizes tailoring dietary requirements across
populations and life stages. Optimal folate and vitamin B12 levels are important for normal …

METHODS: Associations between pregnancy tHcy, cobalamin status (plasma cobalamin,
holotranscobalamin (holoTC), methylmalonic acid (MMA)), folate and mid-childhood …

Obesity and/or diabetes during pregnancy is associated with obesity, metabolic and
cardiovascular disease in the offspring. Clinically relevant interventions are required to …

Background: Limited data suggest that the intrauterine environment and early life
experience may contribute to increased child blood pressure, with effects possibly extending …