The Impact of Maternal Body Composition and Dietary Fat Consumption upon Placental Lipid Processing and Offspring Metabolic Health

The proportion of women of reproductive age who are overweight or obese is increasing globally. Gestational obesity is strongly associated in both human studies and animal models with early-onset development of adult-associated metabolic diseases including metabolic syndrome in the exposed offspring...

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Main Authors: Zachary J. W. Easton, Timothy R. H. Regnault
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/10/3031