Abstract
Recent findings suggest that many human fetuses have to adapt to a limited supply of nutrients and in doing so they permanently change their physiology and metabolism. These "programmed" changes may be the origins of a number of diseases in later life, including coronary heart disease and the related disorders stroke, diabetes, and hypertension.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Birth Weight / physiology
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Blood Coagulation / physiology
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Blood Pressure / physiology
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Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
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Cardiovascular Diseases / physiopathology
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Child Development
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Cholesterol / blood
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology*
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / physiopathology
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Embryonic and Fetal Development / physiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Male
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Maternal Welfare*
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Middle Aged
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
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Pregnancy / physiology*
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Prevalence
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Risk Factors