Maternal high-fat hypercaloric diet during pregnancy results in persistent metabolic and respiratory abnormalities in offspring.

Pamela S GriffithsCheryl WaltonLennie SamsellMiriam K PerezGiovanni Piedimonte

Published in: Pediatric research (2015)

Maternal nutrition in pregnancy is a critical determinant of airway inflammation and hyperreactivity in offspring and also increases risk for bronchiolitis independent from prepregnancy nutrition.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
physical activity
birth weight
high fat diet
weight gain
body mass index
pregnant women
weight loss
preterm birth
gestational age
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle