Context Mounting evidence suggests that the origins of childhood obesity and related
disparities can be found as early as the “first 1,000 days”—the period from conception to age …

Maternal lifestyle during pregnancy, as well as early nutrition and the environment infants
are raised in, are considered relevant factors for the prevention of childhood obesity. Several …

Background Mounting evidence suggests that maternal diet influences pregnancy and birth
outcomes, but its contribution to the global epidemic of childhood obesity has not as yet …

Importance The consumption of artificial sweeteners has increased substantially in recent
decades, including among pregnant women. Animal studies suggest that exposure to …

Maternal pregnancy nutrition influences fetal growth. Evidence is limited, however, on the
relationship of maternal diet during pregnancy and lactation on infant postnatal growth and …

Background In adults, adherence to the Mediterranean diet has been inversely associated
with cardiovascular risk, but the extent to which diet in pregnancy is associated with offspring …

Background Adverse birth outcomes are major causes of morbidity and mortality during
childhood and associate with a higher risk of noncommunicable diseases in adult life …

Background Consistent evidence of an influence of maternal dietary intake during
pregnancy on infant body size and composition in human populations is lacking, despite …

The 'Developmental Origins of Health and Diseases' hypothesis posits that prenatal
maternal diet influences offspring growth and later life health outcomes. Dietary assessment …

The microbiota composition of the offspring of women with gestational diabetes mellitus
(GDM), a common pregnancy complication, is still little known. We investigated whether the …