Foetal development and infancy are life stages that are characterised by rapid growth,
development and maturation of organs and systems. Variation in the quality or quantity of …

Low birthweight is now known to be associated with increased rates of coronary heart
disease and the related disorders stroke, hypertension and non-insulin dependent diabetes …

The global pandemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes is often causally linked to marked
changes in diet and lifestyle; namely marked increases in dietary intakes of high energy …

Epidemiological studies demonstrated a clear phenomenological association between low
birth weight and increased cardiometabolic risk later in life, very similar to that in high birth …

Some 30 years ago Dörner proposed that disease risk and body functions in human adults
are programmed during critical early periods of development by hormones and metabolites …

Chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease are the leading cause
of death and disability worldwide. Although the metabolic syndrome has been defined in …

Variation in the quality or quantity of nutrients consumed during pregnancy can exert
permanent and powerful effects upon the developing fetus. This programming of fetal …

Renewed interest in nutrition during pregnancy has been generated by the hypothesis that
adult disease has origins in early life. Animal experiments clearly show that altering …

Available data from both experimental and epidemiological studies suggest that inadequate
diet in early life can permanently change the structure and function of specific organs or …

Nutrition in early life, a critical period for human development, can have long-term effects on
health in adulthood. Supporting evidence comes from epidemiological studies, animal …