Impact of meternal diet before and during pregnancy on DNA methylation status in mother and child influencin the child's risk for obesity KU Leuven
Parental nutrition before conception, maternal nutrition during pregnancy,and infant nutrition in the early postnatal period (lactation) can program the infant and affect its future health. One of the underlying mechanisms responsible for metabolic programming are epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation. The aim is to determine the effect of dietary (methionine, folate, betaine, and choline) and supplemental (folic acid) intake of ...