Foetal hyperinsulinaemia and increased fat mass correlate negatively with circulating fatty acid concentrations in neonates of gestational diabetic mothers with dietary-controlled glycaemia.
Henar Ortega-SenovillaUte Schaefer-GrafEmilio HerreraPublished in: Pediatric obesity (2021)
Our results show for the first time that hyperinsulinemia in fetuses of GDM women increases FA utilization, which may contribute to to their increased adiposity.
Keyphrases
- fatty acid
- weight gain
- gestational age
- pregnancy outcomes
- pregnant women
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- birth weight
- insulin resistance
- body mass index
- low birth weight
- metabolic syndrome
- preterm infants
- physical activity
- preterm birth
- skeletal muscle
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk