Like the obesity epidemic, our understanding of adipocytes and adipose tissue is
expanding. Just in the past decade, substantial advances have led to new insights into the …

Leptin is now considered an important signalling molecule of the reproductive system, as it
regulates the production of gonadotrophins, the blastocyst formation and implantation, the …

Fetal intrauterine growth restriction presents a complex management problem for the
clinician. The failure of a fetus to achieve its growth potential imparts a significantly …

Human beings are susceptible to sustained weight gain in the modern environment.
Although both men and women can get fat, they get fat in different ways, and suffer different …

Proteins secreted from adipocytes–so‐called adipokines–influence metabolic and vascular
function. Recent data suggest that various adipokines are dysregulated in gestational …

It has been nearly 15 years since the first review on pregnancy and iron deficiency was
published in Nutrition Reviews. Many unresolved issues raised in that seminal review have …

Obesity has been steadily increasing over the past decade in the US and worldwide. Since
1975, the prevalence of obesity has increased by 2% per decade, unabated despite new …

Leptin is an adipocyte-derived hormone not only with an important role in the central control
of energy metabolism, but also with many pleiotropic effects in different physiological …

Objective: This study aimed to replicate and extend previous work showing an association
between maternal pre‐pregnancy adiposity and risk for attention deficit hyperactivity …

Reproductive function is dependent on energy resources. The role of weight, body
composition, fat distribution and the effect of diet have been largely investigated in …