Programming of obesity and cardiovascular disease.

C RemacleF BieswalB Reusens

Published in: International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2005)

Abdominal obesity appears in malnourished offspring and is aggravated by early catch-up growth. Higher rates of intra-abdominal obesity observed after growth restriction may participate to hypertension and create atherothrombotic conditions leading to the development of cardiovascular diseases.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
weight gain
high fat diet
adipose tissue
physical activity