Study provides evidence against the fetal origins of cancer, cardiovascular disease
Friday, March 27, 2015 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
A study evaluated the relationship between nutritional conditions in early life and adult health, and found that famine exposure during the first pregnancy trimester was associated with increases in mortality from causes other than cancer or cardiovascular disease. This is the first study to quantify the possible long-term effects of nutrition deprivation at different stages of pregnancy and long-term mortality.