Vitamin A Supplementation during Suckling and Postweaning Periods Attenuates the Adverse Metabolic Effects of Maternal High-Fat Diet Consumption in Sprague-Dawley Rats.

Libo TanYanqi ZhangKristi M Crowe-WhiteKatelyn E SenkusMaddy E ErwinHui Wang

Published in: Current developments in nutrition (2020)

VA supplementation during suckling and postweaning periods attenuated metabolic perturbations caused by excessive fat intake. Supplementing maternal or infant obesogenic diets with VA or establishing a higher RDA of VA for specific populations should be studied further for managing overweight/obesity in early life.

Keyphrases

weight gain
high fat diet
birth weight
early life
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
weight loss
body mass index
pregnancy outcomes
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
physical activity
high fat diet induced
skeletal muscle
gestational age
pregnant women
solid state
preterm birth