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Diet & Nutrition
Prenatal exposure to undernutrition causes fatty food preference in adult mice
December 16th, 2004
Prenatal exposure to undernutrition causes a preference for fatty foods later in adulthood, a study in mice found. "Nutrient restriction in pregnancy has been shown to program adult obesity. Modulation of feeding behavior may provide a mechanism through which obesity may be programmed," suggested L. Bellinger, University of Nottingham and colleagues. To test this, "pregnant Wistar rats were fed either a control diet or a low-protein (LP) diet throughout gestation. Their offspring were allocated to a self-selected-diet protocol to assess appetite and food preferences at 12 and at 30 weeks of age," the researchers said. In their...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-12-16)
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