Effects of high-fat diets on fetal growth in rodents: a systematic review.
Julian K ChristiansKendra I LennieLisa K WildRaajan GarchaPublished in: Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E (2019)
The high-fat diets used most often with rodents do not closely match Western diets and frequently reduce fetal growth, which is not a typical feature of obese human pregnancies. Adoption of standard protocols that more accurately mimic effects on fetal growth observed in obese human pregnancies will improve translational impact in this field.