Sucrose feeding in mouse pregnancy leads to hypertension, and sex-linked obesity and insulin resistance in female offspring

Sucrose feeding in mouse pregnancy leads to hypertension, and sex-linked obesity and insulin resistance in female offspring

Eating an unbalanced diet during pregnancy may induce long-term health consequences in offspring, in particular obesity, insulin resistance and hypertension. We tested the hypothesis that a maternal diet rich in simple sugars predispose mouse offspring to obesity, glucose intolerance and cardiovascu...

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Main Authors: Anne-Maj eSamuelsson, Phillippa A Matthews, Eugene eJansen, Paul D Taylor, Lucilla ePoston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Hypertension
Insulin
Leptin
Obesity
Sucrose
fetal programming
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00014/full

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