Salma Mahmoodianfard Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
metabolism, Obesity , physiology , chronic diseases , Nutrition and Dietetics
Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences & Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Salma Mahmoodianfard currently studies at the School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa. Salma does research in the fields of Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, chronic diseases, Obesity, metabolism
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Author(s): Mohammadreza Vafa and Salma Mahmoodianfard
Objectives: This paper reviews the importance of maternal nutrition and weight gain with birthweigh and neonatal/childhood growth, and highlights the r isk of chronic diseases in later life.
Methods: The data was sourced based on the result of original and review articles relating to the life exposures, pregnancy weight gain, birth weight, childhood growth and the risk of chronic diseases in adult life.
Findings: Experimental studies have suggested that both maternal undernutri... view moreĀ»