Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity is accompanied by atherogenic dyslipidemia, a specific
lipid disorder characterized by both quantitative and qualitative changes of plasma …

Depression and metabolic disease are common disorders that share a bidirectional
relationship and continue to increase in prevalence. Maternal diet and maternal behaviour …

Background About 30% of women entering pregnancy in the US are obese. We have
previously reported mitochondrial dysregulation and increased inflammation in the …

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rising in all parts of the world and, among
young women, it presents a very clear danger during pregnancy. Women who are …

Abstract Background/Objectives Intrauterine metabolic reprogramming occurs in mothers
with obesity during gestation, putting the offspring at high risk of developing obesity and …

Children born to obese mothers are prone to develop asthma and airway
hyperresponsiveness, but the mechanisms behind this are unclear. Here we developed a …

Maternal overnutrition can affect fetal growth and development, thus increasing susceptibility
to obesity and diabetes in later life of the offspring. Placenta is the central organ connecting …

Maternal obesity could impact offspring's health. During “critical period” such as pregnancy
insults have a significant role in developing chronic diseases later in life. Literature has …

Maternal obesity programs the offspring to metabolic diseases later in life; however, the
mechanisms of programming are yet unclear, and no strategies exist for addressing its …

Older pregnant women have increased risks of complications including gestational diabetes
and stillbirth. Carnitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT) expression declines with age in several …