Obesity is a chronic, relapsing condition characterized by excess body fat. Its prevalence
has increased globally since the 1970s, and the number of obese and overweight people is …

Hypothalamic kisspeptin neurons serve as the nodal regulatory centre of reproductive
function. These neurons are subjected to a plethora of regulatory factors that ultimately affect …

The current and long-term health of 14.4 million children and adolescents is affected by
obesity, 1, 2 making it one of the most common pediatric chronic diseases. 3–5 Long …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions and pregnancies in obese mothers have
increased risk for complications including gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders …

The severity and frequency of childhood obesity has increased significantly over the past
three to four decades. The health effects of increased body mass index as a child may …

There is a growing body of evidence from both human epidemiologic and animal studies
that prenatal and lactational exposure to maternal obesity and high‐fat diet are associated …

Circadian rhythms occur in almost all species and control vital aspects of our physiology,
from sleeping and waking to neurotransmitter secretion and cellular metabolism …

Prenatal development is currently recognized as a critical period in the etiology of human
diseases. This is particularly so when an unfavorable environment interacts with a genetic …

Background Maternal obesity is associated with poor outcomes across the reproductive
spectrum including infertility, increased time to pregnancy, early pregnancy loss, fetal loss …

Abstract Changes in the maternal environment leading to an altered intrauterine milieu can
result in subtle insults to the fetus, promoting increased lifetime disease risk and/or disease …