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Prenatal Programming of Obesity
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Prenatal Programming of Obesity

Irene Morganstern, Jessica R Barson and Sarah F Leibowitz
Food and Addiction
01 Aug 2012

Abstract

Chapter 17 discusses prenatal programming of obesity, and the role of macronutrient-specific peptide systems. It includes nutrient-specific control of feeding behavior by brain peptides, perinatal undernutrition and overnutrition, prenatal carbohydrate-rich diet, pernatal high-fat diet, and prenatal nicotine exposure.

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