Obesity is a major health risk, with junk food consumption playing a central role in weight
gain, because of its high palatability and high-energy nutrients. The Cafeteria (CAF) diet …

The prevalence of obesity is increasingly common in the United States, with~ 25% of women
of reproductive age being overweight or obese. Metaflammation, a chronic low grade …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are highly heritable, heterogeneous neurodevelopmental
disorders characterized by clinical presentation of atypical social, communicative, and …

Lactation is a crucial postnatal programming window which can interfere with child
development and predispose to metabolic disorders later in life, as insulin resistance and …

There is growing clinical and experimental evidence to suggest that maternal obesity
increases children's susceptibility to neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders …

Maternal high-fat diet (HFD) consumption can promote a systemic inflammatory condition
that may impair the offspring brain development, damaging memory and learning, when it …

The prenatal period, during which a fully formed newborn capable of surviving outside its
mother's body is built from a single cell, is critical for human development. It is also the time …

The maternal gut microbiome plays a critical role in fetal and early postnatal development,
shaping fundamental processes including immune maturation and brain development …

Background Clinical studies related to the obesity pandemic have intensified in recent years,
being the animal studies are also considered of great relevance. However, despite the fact …

We are all aware of the phrase “you are what you eat.” Over the years the relationship
between an individual's diet and his/her behavior has been of interest to not just the …