Epigenetic modifications are among the most important mechanisms by which
environmental factors can influence early cellular differentiation and create new phenotypic …

Globally, more than 20% of women of reproductive age are currently estimated to be obese.
Children born to obese mothers are at higher risk of developing obesity, coronary heart …

Obesity is an increasing problem in young people. Childhood obesity and overweight have
increased rapidly on a global scale, and have tripled in the past 30 years, to affect …

Overweight and obesity are conditions associated with an overall range of clinical health
consequences, and they could be involved with the development of neuropsychiatric …

Maternal diet-induced obesity can cause detrimental developmental origins of health and
disease in offspring. Perinatal exposure to a high-fat diet (HFD) can lead to later behavioral …

Some human diseases, including obesity, Type II diabetes, and numerous cancers, are
thought to be influenced by environments experienced in early life, including in utero …

The global increase in obesity rates has been tied to the rise in junk-food availability and
consumption. Increasingly, children are exposed to a junk-food diet during gestation and …

A high-fat diet (HFD) is highly correlated to obesity, metabolic diseases and certain
behavioral changes. However, the effects of post‑weaning HFD in rats during puberty and …

The early life environment plays a profound role in shaping behaviour throughout the
lifespan by “programming” neural development. A major conduit for environmental factors …

Prenatal stress mediated through the mother can program the long-term phenotype of the
offspring. The capacity for adaptation to adversity in early life depends in part on the life …