Eating Disorders During Gestation: Implications for Mother's Health, Fetal Outcomes, and Epigenetic Changes

• Main Authors: Giorgia Sebastiani (Author), Vicente Andreu-Fernández (Author), Ana Herranz Barbero (Author), Victoria Aldecoa-Bilbao (Author), Xavier Miracle (Author), Eva Meler Barrabes (Author), Arantxa Balada Ibañez (Author), Marta Astals-Vizcaino (Author), Silvia Ferrero-Martínez (Author), María Dolores Gómez-Roig (Author), Oscar García-Algar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Eating disorders (EDs) have increased globally in women of childbearing age, related to the concern for body shape promoted in industrialized countries. Pregnancy may exacerbate a previous ED or conversely may be a chance for improving eating patterns due to the mother's concern f...