Early Life Nutrition and the Development of Offspring Metabolic Health

Dear Colleagues,

Perturbations in maternal nutrition in pregnancy and during early life can have lifelong consequences on the metabolic health of the offspring. The aim of this Special Issue is to characterize the cellular, organ, and whole-organism mechanisms by which poor pregnancy and early life nutrition influence metabolic health and development in offspring. A particular interest of this Special Issue is the sex-specific differences in offspring metabolic outcomes. A secondary aim is to highlight interventions that may restore metabolic health following a period of poor nutrition in early life.

The Special issue welcomes various studies related to early life nutrition and metabolism of newborns and pregnant women.

Dr. Deanne H. Hryciw
Guest Editor

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