Maternal obesity has emerged as a significant health challenge in the 21 st century and has
been shown to influence the health of the fetus in utero and later in life. The prevalence of …

Maternal obesity increases the risk of childhood obesity and programs the offspring to
develop metabolic syndrome later in their life. Palmitate is the predominant saturated free …

Obesity during pregnancy increases the risk for maternal complications like gestational
diabetes, preeclampsia, and maternal inflammation. Maternal obesity also increases the risk …

Introduction Obesity during pregnancy increases the risk for maternal complications like
gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, and maternal inflammation. Maternal obesity also …

Pre-pregnancy body mass index determines pregnancy outcome (Nelson et al. 2010, Flegal
et al. 2012), and more than half of pregnant women in the United States are overweight or …

In obese patients, free fatty acids ectopically accumulated in non-adipose tissues cause cell
death. Saturated fatty acids are more deleterious to non-adipose cells, and supplementation …

Free fatty acids (FFAs) are energy substrates for many cell types, but in excess, some FFAs
can accumulate in nonadipose cells, inducing apoptosis. Also known as lipotoxicity, this …

It is well known that saturated fatty acids (SFAs) and unsaturated fatty acid, in particular
omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs), have different effects on inflammatory …

Fatty acids and their metabolites regulate gene expression and immunological pathways.
Furthermore, obese individuals frequently have increased circulating fatty acid …

High levels of proinflammatory cytokines have been observed in obese pregnancies.
Obesity during pregnancy may increase the risk of various pregnancyrelated complications …