A. Marciniak, Jolanta Patro-Małysza, Ż. Kimber-Trojnar, B. Marciniak, J. Oleszczuk, B. Leszczyńska-Gorzelak
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The fetal programming concept suggests that maternal nutritional imbalance and metabolic disturbances may have a persistent and intergenerational effect on the health of offspring and on the risk of diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
Abstract
Prenatal development is currently recognized as a critical period in the etiology of human diseases. This is particularly so when an unfavorable environment interacts with a genetic predisposition. The fetal programming concept suggests that maternal nutritional imbalance and metabolic disturbances may have a persistent and intergenerational effect on the health of offspring and on the risk of diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
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MARCINIAK, A., et al. Fetal programming of the metabolic syndrome. Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2017, 56 2: 133–138.