The Role of Pregnancy Nutrition in Maternal and Offspring Health

• Main Author: Maslova, Ekaterina (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; non-IgE-mediated food reactions; eating disorders; foetal programming; bulimia nervosa; Obesity; fatty fish; Mediterranean diet; angiogenesis; pregnancy; asthma; preeclampsia; infant nutrition; food clusters; placenta; maternal nutrition; DHA; chronic kidney disease; Dlx3; pregnancy outcomes; neonatal outcomes; choline; offspring health; sirtuin; omega-3; inflammation; placental insufficiency; gestational diabetes; docosahexaenoic acid; fetal development; birth weight; binge eating disorder; preterm Birth; vitamin D; food frequency questionnaire; eating behavior; attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; SGA; systematic review; weaning; hypothalamic inflammation; birthweight; dietary screening; food-related IgG; breastfeeding; purging; preterm birth; Rhodiola; foetal growth; micronutrients; gestational age; obesity prevention; autism spectrum disorder; vegan diets; pregnancy nutrition; Iodine; nutritional programing; dietary behaviour; preterm labor; nutrition; birth length; ghrelin; lactation; immunomodulators; head circumference; Echinacea; dietary habits; brain health; probiotics; Camellia; large for gestational age (LGA); apoptosis; vegetarian diets; human milk; anorexia nervosa; neurodevelopmental disorders; lifestyle intervention; placental transport; diet; microglia; Panax; eye function; plant-based diets; social experiment; meta-analysis; essential fatty acids; etiology; small for gestational age (SGA); Insufficiency; developmental origins of health and disease; fortification
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In pregnancy, maternal nutrition sustains and nourishes the developing child. Imbalances in either the direction of nutritional excess or deficiency can have adverse consequences for child health. In addition, more research now suggests that good pregnancy nutrition influences child health beyond pr...