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Review
. 2013 Oct:71 Suppl 1:S62-7.
doi: 10.1111/nure.12061.

Role of developmental overnutrition in pediatric obesity and type 2 diabetes

Dana Dabelea  1 , Curtis S Harrod
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Review

Role of developmental overnutrition in pediatric obesity and type 2 diabetes

Dana Dabelea et al. Nutr Rev. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

Childhood obesity continues to be a significant public health burden. Empirical evidence has begun to identify intrauterine and postnatal pathways that increase the likelihood of excess adiposity and increased risk of type 2 diabetes among offspring. Reviewed here is the evidence supporting a transgenerational vicious cycle that increases obesity and diabetes in offspring and contributes substantially to the increases in obesity and type 2 diabetes observed over the past several decades. The public health impact of these findings is discussed and future research opportunities are outlined.

Keywords: childhood obesity; developmental overnutrition; pediatrics; type 2 diabetes.

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