Diet before and during Pregnancy and Offspring Health: The Importance of Animal Models and What Can Be Learned from Them
This review article outlines epidemiologic studies that support the hypothesis that maternal environment (including early nutrition) plays a seminal role in determining the offspring’s long-term health and metabolism, known as the concept of Developmental Origins of Health and Diseases (DOHaD). In t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/6/586 |