Chapter 10. Fetal and Maternal Nutrition
- Keith Frayn,
- Sara Stanner
Published Online: 11 FEB 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470774663.ch10
Copyright © 2005 British Nutrition Foundation
Book Title
Cardiovascular Disease: Nutrition and Emerging Risk Factors: The Report of a British Nutrition Foundation Task Force
Additional Information
How to Cite
Frayn, K. and Stanner, S. (eds) (2008) Fetal and Maternal Nutrition, in Cardiovascular Disease: Nutrition and Emerging Risk Factors: The Report of a British Nutrition Foundation Task Force, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470774663.ch10
Publication History
- Published Online: 11 FEB 2008
- Published Print: 6 APR 2005
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405101660
Online ISBN: 9780470774663
- Summary
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Keywords:
- maternal nutrition;
- low birthweight;
- adult cardiovascular disease;
- adult obesity;
- maternal diabetes
Summary
This chapter contains section titled:
Low birthweight and Adult Cardiovascular Disease
Size At Birth and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Post-Natal Growth and Adult Obesity
Variation with Sex
Variation with Ethnicity
The ‘Fetal Origins of Adult Disease (FOAD)’ Hypothesis
Clinical Importance of the Effects of Poor Fetal Growth
The Role of Nutrition
Maternal Diabetes and Fetal Macrosomia
Windmill Computer Modelling
Key Points
Recommendations for Future Research
Key References