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Impact of maternal obesity on offspring obesity and cardiometabolic disease risk.
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Reproduction (Cambridge, England) [Reproduction] 2010 Sep; Vol. 140 (3), pp. 387-98. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Jun 18. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The prevalence of obesity among pregnant women is increasing. In addition to the short-term complications of obesity during pregnancy in both mother and child, it is now recognised that maternal obesity has long-term adverse outcomes for the health of her offspring in later life. Evidence from both animal and human studies indicates that maternal obesity increases the risk for the offspring in developing obesity and altering body composition in child- and adulthood and, additionally, it also has an impact on the offspring's cardiometabolic health with dysregulation of metabolism including glucose/insulin homoeostasis, and development of hypertension and vascular dysfunction. Potential mechanisms include effects on the development and function of adipose tissue, pancreas, muscle, liver, the vasculature and the brain. Further studies are required to elucidate the mechanisms underpinning the programming of disease risk in the offspring as a consequence of maternal obesity. The ultimate aim is to identify potential targets, which may be amenable to prevention or early intervention in order to improve the health of this and future generations.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Animals
Cardiovascular Diseases embryology
Cardiovascular Diseases physiopathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Metabolic Diseases embryology
Metabolic Diseases physiopathology
Obesity embryology
Obesity physiopathology
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Young Adult
Body Composition
Cardiovascular Diseases etiology
Metabolic Diseases etiology
Obesity complications
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1741-7899
- Volume :
- 140
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Reproduction (Cambridge, England)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20562299
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-10-0077