Maternal dietary intake during pregnancy has longstanding consequences for the health of her offspring


Autoria(s): Wood-Bradley, Ryan James; Henry, Sarah Louise; Vrselja, Amanda; Newman, Victoria; Armitage, James Andrew
Data(s)

01/06/2013

Resumo

Over the past 100 years, advances in pharmaceutical and medical technology have reduced the burden of communicable disease, and our appreciation of the mechanisms underlying the development of noncommunicable disease has broadened. During this time, a number of studies, both in humans and animal models, have highlighted the importance of maintaining an optimal diet during pregnancy. In particular, a number of studies support the hypothesis that suboptimal maternal protein and fat intake during pregnancy can have long-term effects on the growing fetus, and increase the likelihood of these offspring developing cardiovascular, renal, or metabolic diseases in adulthood. More recently, it has been shown that dietary intake of a number of micronutrients may offset or reverse the deleterious effects of macronutrient imbalance. Furthermore, maternal fat intake has also been identified as a major contributor to a healthy fetal environment, with a beneficial role for unsaturated fats during development as well as a beneficial impact on cell membrane physiology. Together these studies indicate that attempts to optimise maternal nutrition may prove to be an efficient and cost-effective strategy for preventing the development of cardiovascular, renal, or metabolic diseases.<br /><br />

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30053511

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

N R C Research Press

Relação

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30053511/armitage-maternaldietary-2013.pdf

http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjpp-2012-0352

Direitos

2013, N R C Research Press

Palavras-Chave #cardiovascular disease #developmental programming adult health and disease #kidney development #maternal diet in pregnancy #micronutrient intake
Tipo

Journal Article