Purpose Maternal diet during pregnancy impacts foetal growth and development. In
particular, dietary levels of methylating micronutrients (methionine, folate, choline, vitamins …

The fetal origins of health and disease framework has identified extremes in fetal growth and
birth weight as factors associated with the lifelong generation of chronic diseases such as …

Supplementation of micronutrients involved in DNA methylation, particularly during
pregnancy, is recommended because of its impacts on human health, but further evidence is …

Background Nonruminant male and female offspring respond differently to gestational
nutrition, with placenta contributing to the underlying mechanisms. However, similar data are …

Abstract Background Methionine (Met) supply during late-pregnancy enhances fetal
development in utero and leads to greater rates of growth during the neonatal period. Due to …

Aims Epidemiological and animal studies have shown that maternal diet can influence
metabolism in adult offspring. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these …

Adequate maternal methyl-donor micronutrient (MET) intake is an important determinant of
the organ development and metabolic renovation of offspring. The mechanism involved in …

Maternal nutrition during pregnancy regulates the offspring's metabolic homeostasis,
including insulin sensitivity and the metabolism of glucose and lipids. The fetus undergoes a …

Background Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) affects intestinal growth, morphology,
and function, which leads to poor growth performance and high mortality. The present study …

Maternal perinatal nutrition may program offspring metabolic features. Epigenetic regulation
is one of the candidate mechanisms that may be affected by maternal dietary methyl donors …