Background There is a global obesity crisis, particularly among women and disadvantaged
populations. Early-life intervention to prevent childhood obesity is a priority for public health …

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 …

Importance Pregnancy may be a key window to optimize cardiovascular health (CVH) for the
mother and influence lifelong CVH for her child. Objective To examine associations between …

Abstract Research Questions What are the non‐modifiable (socioeconomic, genetic) and
modifiable factors (physical activity, dietary behaviors) related to childhood (under age 12) …

Epidemiological and animal research shows that disease aetiology often has to be
evaluated with a life course perspective, starting as close to the time of conception as …

Maternal overweight/obesity has been associated with an increased risk of obesity in
childhood. We investigated the effect of maternal overweight/obesity during pre-pregnancy …

Evidence from epidemiological, clinical, and animal model studies clearly demonstrates that
prenatal and lactational maternal obesity and high‐fat diet consumption are associated with …

The prevalence of age-associated disease is increasing at a striking rate globally. It is
known that a strong association exists between a suboptimal maternal and/or early-life …

Aim Obesity at the start of pregnancy has been rising worldwide, increasing the risk of
maternal complications. We reviewed the independent effects of maternal obesity during …

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited disorder of lipoprotein metabolism
characterised by severely elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) …