Can We Modify the Intrauterine Environment to Halt the Intergenerational Cycle of Obesity?

Child obesity is a global epidemic whose development is rooted in complex and multi-factorial interactions. Once established, obesity is difficult to reverse and epidemiological, animal model, and experimental studies have provided strong evidence implicating the intrauterine environment in downstre...

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Main Authors: Kristi B. Adamo, Kendra E. Brett, Zachary M. Ferraro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-04-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/9/4/1263/