Maternal malnutrition and anaemia in India: dysregulations leading to the ‘thin-fat’ phenotype in newborns

Maternal and child malnutrition and anaemia remain the leading factors for health loss in India. Low birth weight (LBW) offspring of women suffering from chronic malnutrition and anaemia often exhibit insulin resistance and infantile stunting and wasting, together with increased risk of developing c...

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Main Authors: Prachi Pandit, Sanjeev Galande, François Iris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutritional Science
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679021000835/type/journal_article