TY - JOUR
T1 - How maternal malnutrition affects linear growth and development in the offspring
AU - Papathakis, Peggy C.
AU - Singh, Lauren N.
AU - Manary, Mark J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was support by the Feed the Future Food Security Innovation Lab: Collaborative Research on Peanut Productivity & Mycotoxin Control (PMIL), USAID grant AIDECGA000700001 , by California State University Agriculture Research Institute and by The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd
PY - 2016/11/5
Y1 - 2016/11/5
N2 - Maternal malnutrition is common in the developing world and has detrimental effects on both the mother and infant. Pre-pregnancy nutritional status and weight gain during pregnancy are positively related to fetal growth and development. Internationally, there is no agreement on the method of diagnosis or treatment of moderate or severe malnutrition during pregnancy. Establishing clear guidelines for diagnosis and treatment will be essential in elevating the problem. Possible anthropometric measurements used to detect and monitor maternal malnutrition include pre-pregnancy BMI, weight gain, and mid upper arm circumference. Food supplements have the potential to increase gestational weight gain and energy intake which are positively associated with fetal growth and development. Overall more studies are needed to conclude the impact of food/nutrient supplements on infant growth in undernourished pregnant women in developing countries. Currently, a study underway may provide much needed documentation of the benefits of treating malnutrition in pregnancy.
AB - Maternal malnutrition is common in the developing world and has detrimental effects on both the mother and infant. Pre-pregnancy nutritional status and weight gain during pregnancy are positively related to fetal growth and development. Internationally, there is no agreement on the method of diagnosis or treatment of moderate or severe malnutrition during pregnancy. Establishing clear guidelines for diagnosis and treatment will be essential in elevating the problem. Possible anthropometric measurements used to detect and monitor maternal malnutrition include pre-pregnancy BMI, weight gain, and mid upper arm circumference. Food supplements have the potential to increase gestational weight gain and energy intake which are positively associated with fetal growth and development. Overall more studies are needed to conclude the impact of food/nutrient supplements on infant growth in undernourished pregnant women in developing countries. Currently, a study underway may provide much needed documentation of the benefits of treating malnutrition in pregnancy.
KW - Birth length
KW - Food supplementation
KW - Low birth weight
KW - Maternal malnutrition
KW - Offspring development
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mce.2016.01.024
DO - 10.1016/j.mce.2016.01.024
M3 - Article
C2 - 26820126
AN - SCOPUS:84956644143
SN - 0303-7207
VL - 435
SP - 40
EP - 47
JO - Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
JF - Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
ER -