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Chapter 4 - Long-Term Effects of Food Insecurity and Undernutrition in Early Life

from Section II - Exposures Driving Long-Term DOHaD Effects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2022

Lucilla Poston
Affiliation:
King's College London
Keith M. Godfrey
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
Peter D. Gluckman
Affiliation:
University of Auckland
Mark A. Hanson
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
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The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) concept supports that the environment that you are exposed to in early life significantly impacts on both short- and longer-term health. As a modifiable exposure, diet and nutrition has been a major focus of DOHaD-related research. However, much of the focus has come from well-nourished settings with a focus on ‘optimizing’ the diet in early life for the prevention of obesity and long-term chronic disease risk. Far less attention has been given to the long-term health consequences of food insecurity and nutritional deprivation in early life.

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