The incidence of obesity and overweight has reached epidemic levels in the United States
and developed countries worldwide. Even more alarming is the increasing prevalence of …

Nutritional factors play a life-long role in human health. Indeed, there is growing evidence
that one of the mechanisms by which nutrients and bioactive compounds affect metabolic …

Metabolic disorders have seen an increased prevalence in recent years in developed as
well as developing countries. While it is clear lifestyle choices and habits have contributed to …

Objective Perinatal exposure to maternal obesity results in predisposition of offspring to
develop obesity later in life. Increased weight gain in offspring exposed to maternal obesity …

Omega-3-fatty acid DHA is a structural component of brain plasma membranes, thereby
crucial for neuronal signaling; however, the brain is inefficient at synthesizing DHA. We have …

Understanding of the importance of dietary fatty acids has grown beyond a simple source of
energy to complex roles in regulating gene expression and cell and intracellular …

A wealth of animal and human studies demonstrate that perinatal exposure to adverse
metabolic conditions–be it maternal obesity, diabetes or under-nutrition–results in …

Background In this study discussed the primary and regulatory roles of fatty acids, and
investigated the affects of fatty acids on metabolic programming. Methods Review of the …

The size of an infant at birth, a measure of gestational growth, has been recognized for many
years as a biomarker of future risk of morbidity. Both being born small for gestational age …

We tested the hypothesis that excess saturated fat consumption during pregnancy, lactation,
and/or postweaning alters the expression of genes mediating hippocampal synaptic efficacy …