Fetal Programming Articles:

The Prenatal Programming of Diabetes

A new study in mice indicates that a diet too high in fat programs several generations of mice to be at higher risk of diabetes even if they do not eat a high fat diet.

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Mom’s Mood Influences Baby’s Sleep

We have known for a long time that children born to parents who don’t sleep well are likely to have sleep problems. A new study is shedding more light on this issue, indicating that the fetal programming that takes places while in the womb may have a profound effect on a baby’s sleep pattern.

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Pregnancy and Vital Gene Programming

It is now very clear that gene switches are programmed in a baby while in the womb. Factors such as the nutritional status of the mother, stress, and mood can have a major impact on several future generations. Ongoing animal experiments prove beyond any question that gene setting that occur in the womb persist following birth.

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