Maternal nutrition and its intergenerational links to non-communicable disease metabolic risk factors: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

• Main Authors: Elizabeth Wilkins (Author), Kremlin Wickramasinghe (Author), Jessie Pullar (Author), Alessandro R. Demaio (Author), Nia Roberts (Author), Karla-Maria (Author), Katharine Noonan (Author), Nick Townsend (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and disability globally, while malnutrition presents a major global burden. An increasing body of evidence suggests that poor maternal nutrition is related to the development of NCDs and their risk factors in adult o...