Maternal Dietary Carbohydrate Intake and Newborn Aortic Wall Thickness

Maternal Dietary Carbohydrate Intake and Newborn Aortic Wall Thickness

Evidence from animal models indicates that maternal diet during pregnancy affects offspring cardiometabolic health. Improving carbohydrate quality during high-risk pregnancies reduces aortic intima-medial thickness; a marker for early atherosclerosis; in the infant offspring. We sought to determine...

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Main Authors: Kirsty M. Mckenzie, Reeja Nasir, Yang Kong, Hasthi U. Dissanayake, Rowena McMullan, Adrienne Gordon, Alice Meroni, Melinda Phang, Michael R. Skilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease
aortic intima-media thickness
maternal diet
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1382

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