ABSTRACT
There is a documented link between fetal nutrition and the development of disease risk in adult life. Including the early postnatal period, during which a newborn continues to grow rapidly influenced by environmental factors, suggests that individuals are subject to risks for more than just the fetal period. Fetal and Early Postnatal Programming and its Influence on Adult Health focuses on interrelated aspects of cellular programming related to early nutrition and this potential global health problem.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section I|64 pages
Development of the Early Programming Concept
section II|90 pages
Maternal Malnutrition and Fetal Programming
section III|42 pages
Early Postnatal Programming
section IV|94 pages
Human Studies on Early Programming
section V|60 pages
Epigenetic Mechanisms of Early Programming
section VI|50 pages
Interventions