Strategies to reduce non-communicable diseases in the offspring: negative and positive in utero programming
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major problem as they are the leading cause of death and represent a substantial economic cost. The ‘Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Hypothesis’ proposes that adverse stimuli at different life stages can increase the predisposition to these diseases...
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Cambridge University Press
2018
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