Overview: Presents a very up-to date and readable summary of our current understanding of the importance of life before birth, from conception to delivery, and in infancy and childhood, on the subsequent health.Early Life Origins of Health and Disease is a new book which presents and discusses the many factors that may have impact on normal development. In a concise and readable manner, the authors consider both the proven and suggestive evidence that the high prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, obesity and, in some populations, kidney disease, may not be all due to genetics or adult environ
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