Maternal Nutrition

Question 1

affects the offspring’s health development significantly during early embryogenesis, pregnancy, birth and lactation, and subsequently determines health during growth and even throughout adulthood.

Answer 1

Maternal nutritional status

Question 2

not only influences fertility, but also embryogenesis and life-long health.

Answer 2

Pre- conception nutritional status

Question 3

for coronary heart diseases, type-2 diabetes mellitus, and hypertension can be caused by intrauterine adaptations to fetal malnutrition.

Answer 3

Predisposition