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New obesity data have been reported by scientists at University of New South Wales

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, February 24th, 2009

According to a study from Sydney, Australia, "Key appetite regulators and their receptors are already present in the fetal hypothalamus, and may respond to hormones such as leptin. Intrauterine food restriction or hyperglycemia can reprogram these circuits, possibly predisposing individuals to adverse health outcomes in adulthood."

"Given the global obesity epidemic, maternal overweight and obesity is becoming more prevalent. Earlier, we observed rapid growth of pups from obese dams during the suckling period. However, it is unclear whether this is because of alterations in leptin and hypothalamic appetite regulators at birth. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were fed...

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