… Therefore, before extensively reviewing most relevant examples linking nutrition and epigenetic
modifications, we will summarize the concepts of “critical windows” and “homeostasis vs. …

… ’ epigenetic changes in their offspring, possibly through effects on their sperm caused by
their consumption of high-fat food [19] . Nutrition might induce, at some loci, epigenetic or other …

… For this reason, nutrition status, particularly micronutrient intake, has been a focal point when
investigating epigenetic mechanisms. Although animal evidence linking nutrition and DNA …

… or undernutrition may promote or impede disease development; 2) epigenetic factors can be
… critical time windows; and 3) acquired epigenetic alterations are passed on to offspring. To …

… associated with epigenetic modifications. For example, nutrition is a key environmental
exposure from gestation to death that impacts our health by influencing epigenetic phenomena. …

… Epigenetic modifications influence transcription and genome stability are established during
… Revealing diet–epigenetic relationships has the potential to transform nutrition science by …

… Because epigenetic modifications can be altered by … , epigenetics is now considered an
important mechanism in the unknown etiology of many diseases. Such induced epigenetic …

… nutrition-induced epigenetic variation may occur throughout the life course [9]. Nutrition has
trans-generational epigenetic … are most sensitive to nutritional epigenetic effects, and which …

… in nutrition in utero and in early postnatal life influence health in later life. (2) To review the
evidence that alterations in epigenetic … suggests that alterations in epigenetic marking of the …

… a close link between maternal nutrition and chronic metabolic … Critical Issues: Disruption of
epigenetic mechanisms can … Despite a recognized role for epigenetics in fetal programming …