Obesity and endocrine dysfunction programmed by maternal smoking in pregnancy and lactation

Obesity is a global epidemic, and maternal smoking has been shown to be associated with the development of childhood obesity. Overall, approximately 40% of children worldwide are exposed to tobacco smoke at home. It is well known that environmental changes within a critical window of development, s...

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Main Authors: Patricia Cristina Lisboa, Elaine eOliveira, Egberto Gaspar Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00437/full