Maternal obesity induced by diet in rats permanently influences central processes regulating food intake in offspring.

Hypothalamic systems which regulate appetite may be permanently modified during early development. We have previously reported hyperphagia and increased adiposity in the adult offspring of rodents fed an obesogenic diet prior to and throughout pregnancy and lactation. We now report that offspring of...

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Main Authors: Shona L Kirk, Anne-Maj Samuelsson, Marco Argenton, Hannah Dhonye, Theodosis Kalamatianos, Lucilla Poston, Paul D Taylor, Clive W Coen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2690656?pdf=render