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01-10-2019 | Obesity | Review

Developmental undernutrition, offspring obesity and type 2 diabetes

Authors: Aryeh D. Stein, Okezi E. Obrutu, Rishikesh V. Behere, Chittaranjan S. Yajnik

Published in: Diabetologia | Issue 10/2019

Abstract

The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) paradigm posits that a mismatch between circumstances at or around conception and in later life leads to metabolic dysregulation and the development of obesity and diabetes. In this review we highlight three strands of evidence: prospective studies of patterns of growth from birth to adulthood, historical studies of exposure to famine at defined points during gestation and early life, and nutrition intervention studies. We conclude that, while much is still unknown, it is becoming clearer that the combination of early-life undernutrition and later development of obesity is associated with increased risk of diabetes. There is a need to support public health programmes aimed at intergenerational (primordial) prevention of diabetes and other non-communicable disease.

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Title: Developmental undernutrition, offspring obesity and type 2 diabetes
Authors: Aryeh D. Stein
Okezi E. Obrutu
Rishikesh V. Behere
Chittaranjan S. Yajnik
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Obesity
Obesity
Nutrition
Type 2 Diabetes
Published in: Diabetologia / Issue 10/2019
Print ISSN: 0012-186X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-019-4930-1

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