Nutrition is the major intrauterine environmental factor that alters expression of the fetal
genome and may have lifelong consequences. This phenomenon, termed “fetal …

The ability of mother to provide nutrients and oxygen for her baby is a critical factor for fetal
health and its survival. Failure in supplying the adequate amount of nutrients to meet fetal …

Abstract Population, human, animal, tissue, and molecular studies show collectively and
consistently that maternal nutrition in the pre-or periconception period influences fetal …

This review paper highlights mechanisms for nutritional regulation of maternal health and
fetal development. Malnutrition (nutrient deficiencies or obesity) in pregnant women …

Renewed interest in nutrition during pregnancy has been generated by the hypothesis that
adult disease has origins in early life. Animal experiments clearly show that altering …

The goal of this review is to shed light on the role of maternal malnutrition in inducing
epigenetic changes in gene expression, leading to alterations in fetal growth and …

Epidemiological studies have suggested that metabolic programming is one of the critical
factors contributing to the etiology of obesity as well as concurrent increase in related …

Fetal programming of metabolic diseases is now a well established concept. The scope of
the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease has, however, widened and led to the …

Nutritional programming, regulation and some ways for prevention/treatment to ameliorate
or normalize adverse outcomes of programming are discussed. Epidemiological studies in …

Epidemiological studies have shown that lower birthweight is associated with a wide range
of adverse outcomes in later life, including poorer 'human capital'(shorter stature, lower …