Intrauterine Growth Restriction and the Fetal Programming of the Hedonic Response to Sweet Taste in Newborn Infants

• Main Authors: Caroline Ayres (Author), Marilyn Agranonik (Author), André Krumel Portella (Author), Françoise Filion (Author), Celeste C. Johnston (Author), Patrícia Pelufo Silveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Intrauterine growth restriction is associated with increased risk for adult metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, which seems to be related to altered food preferences in these individuals later in life. In this study, we sought to understand whether intrauterine growth leads to fetal progr...