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. 2015 Oct;43(4):198-203.
doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000058.

Impact of Maternal Exercise during Pregnancy on Offspring Chronic Disease Susceptibility

A Nicole Blaize  1 , Kevin J Pearson, Sean C Newcomer
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Impact of Maternal Exercise during Pregnancy on Offspring Chronic Disease Susceptibility

A Nicole Blaize et al. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2015 Oct.

Abstract

Maternal behaviors during pregnancy have been reported to impact offspring health in adulthood. In this article we explore the novel hypothesis that exercise during pregnancy can protect against chronic disease susceptibility in the offspring. To date, research has demonstrated that improvements in metabolic outcomes, cardiovascular risk, and cancer can occur in response to maternal exercise during pregnancy.

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Conflicts of Interest: None

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Figure 1
Graphic depicting the known offspring phenotypes in response to maternal exercise during pregnancy, as well as the unknown factors of maternal exercise that may impact offspring heath outcome. Photo credit to gettyimages.com.
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