The effect of diet-induced maternal obesity on offspring energy balance in a murine model and the therapeutic potential of a maternal dietary intervention with a fibre supplement
Introduction: Obesity now affects nearly 1 in 3 adults in the UK. It is estimated that 20% of pregnant women are obese. Increasing evidence associate obesity in pregnancy with susceptibility to obesity and metabolic syndrome in the child. Here an established mouse model of maternal obesity was emplo...
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King's College London (University of London)
2014
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.677029 |