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Fetal nutrition and cardiovascular disease in adult life

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Barker, D.J.P, Godfrey, K.M, Gluckman, P.D, Harding, J.E, Owens, J.A, Robinson, J.S·1993·The Lancet

Abstract

Babies who are small at birth or during infancy have increased rates of cardiovascular disease and non-insulin-dependent diabetes as adults. Some of these babies have low birthweights, some are small in relation to the size of their placentas, some are thin at birth, and some are short at birth and fail to gain weight in infancy. This paper shows how fetal undernutrition at different stages of gestation can be linked to these patterns of early growth. The fetuses' adaptations to undernutrition are associated with changes in the concentrations of fetal and placental hormones. Persisting changes in the levels of hormone secretion, and in the sensitivity of tissues to them, may link fetal undernutrition with abnormal structure, function, and disease in adult life.

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  • Barker's foundational work identified associations between undernutrition during gestation, low birth weight and higher rates of ischemic heart and coronary artery disease mortality in adulthood in British children born in the 1920s.

    “Barker’s foundational work identified associations between undernutrition during gestation, low birth weight and higher rates of ischemic heart and coronary artery disease mortality in adulthood in British children born in the 1920s [38,39,40,41].”
  • The DOHaD theory proposed that nutrient restriction during specific periods of development influences susceptibility for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in adulthood.

    “Thus, the DOHaD theory proposed that nutrient restriction during specific periods of development (e.g., conception, gestation and the first few years of life), when tissues and organs are particularly sensitive to environmental exposures, as a consequence influence the susceptibility for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in adulthood [41,42,43].”

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Authors
Barker, D. J. P., Godfrey, K. M., Gluckman, P. D., Harding, J. E., Owens, J. A., & Robinson, J. S.
Affiliations
  • Southampton General Hospital (GB)
  • University of Auckland (NZ)
  • The University of Adelaide (AU)
Venue
The Lancet
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1993-04
Volume
341
Issue
8850
Pages
938-941
ISSN
  • 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
  • 0140-6736
OpenAlex
W2096601431
Cited by
2,753
References
53
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FWCI
14.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Lancet (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Birth, Development, and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
Keywords
fetal malnutrition, fetal programming, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, low birth weight, small for gestational age, placental hormones, fetal growth, developmental origins of health and disease, hormone sensitivity
MeSH terms
Adult, Birth Weight, Body Height, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Fetal Growth Retardation, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Infant Nutrition Disorders, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Male, Nutrition Disorders, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Risk Factors

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