Dietary restriction and fetal development

Durst-Zivković, B

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“…The question of whether maternal nutrition has an important influence on fetal growth is not new. There is abundant evidence from wartime studies and their follow-up (Smith, 1947;Antonov, 1947;Stein et al, 1975), animal experiments (Everitt, 1964;Durst-Zivkovic, 1977) and recent work in Guatamela (Lechtig el al, 1975) that maternal undernutrition is n A associated with lower birth weight. The Guatemalan studies have shown that food supplementation not only led to increased birth weight but better long term intellectual performance (Klein et al, 1976).…”

Section: Nutritional Supplementation In Pregnancymentioning

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Anthropometric and Biochemical Changes During Pregnancy in Asian and European Mothers Having Light for Gestational Age Babies

Bissenden

Scott

King

et al. 1981

BJOG

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Summary An assessment of nutritional status using anthropometric and biochemical measurements was made during pregnancy in 8 European and 15 Asian women who produced babies which were light for gestational age. These results were compared with similar measurements in women of both races with normal or pathological pregnancies (hypertension or bleeding) who produced babies of normal size. European mothers of light for gestational age babies with one exception had pregnancies complicated by pathology. They were heavy and fat but apart from urinary peptide hydroxyproline (which was reduced), no other biochemical measurement was specifically associated with poor intrauterine growth. Asian mothers of light for gestational age babies mostly had pregnancies not complicated by obstetric pathology. They gained less weight and fat during the second trimester and during the third trimester, they had biochemical evidence of a poorer nutritional status. Some of the biochemical changes were also noted in pathological pregnancies even though the mothers gained weight and fat normally and had well grown babies.

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Section: Nutritional Supplementation In Pregnancymentioning

confidence: 99%

Anthropometric and Biochemical Changes During Pregnancy in Asian and European Mothers Having Light for Gestational Age Babies

Bissenden

Scott

King

et al. 1981

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“…Dietary restriction of 50 %in rats during pregnancy only resulted in significantly reduced foetal weights on days 17-22 of gestation (Durst-Zivkovic 1977).…”

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Effects of Reduced Food Intake on Reproduction in Mice

Zamiri¹

1978

Aust. Jnl. Of Bio. Sci.

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The effect of undernutrition on the reproductive performance of the Quackenbush strain of mice was studied using four dietary levels: ad libitum (8' 0 g per mouse per day; D 1 00), 85 % (D 85), 70 % (D 7 0 ) , and 55 %(D s s ) of ad libitum food intake.Dietary restriction for 60 days at the 55 %level resulted in an increase in the length of the oestrous cycle compared with other dietary levels, whereas D 85 and D 7 0 mice did not differ from the control group. When the underfed mice were fed ad libitum their reproductive performance did not differ from that of the D 100 mice.Ina second experiment mice were fed the restricted diet for 2 weeks before males were introduced. The males were fed ad libitum except for a 5-day mating period, when they were removed and replaced by another group of males. On days 1, 7, and 16 of pregnancy approximately 10 mice per dietary level were killed and the ovulation rate, implantation rate, and late embryonic survival were estimated. The remainder of the mice were allowed to litter for studies of the litter size, birth weight and sex ratio.Dietary restriction did not affect the ovulation rate and only 45 % restriction resulted in a decreased implantation rate. The late embryonic survival was reduced at all levels of restricted food intake, but sex ratios were unaffected by dietary intake. Dietary restriction of 30 % and 45 % decreased the littering rate and increased foetal resorption.The litter size decreased at all levels of dietary restrictions, but the birth weight was reduced only with moderate (D 70) and severe (D 55) restrictions.The litter size and the pup weight of the D 7 0 and D s s mice following ad libitum refeeding were greater than those of their counterparts maintained on restricted feeding.

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Quantitative aspects of structural changes in chorioallantoic placenta of the rat during its development

Durst-Zivković

1978

Experientia

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Dietary restriction and fetal development

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Anthropometric and Biochemical Changes During Pregnancy in Asian and European Mothers Having Light for Gestational Age Babies

Anthropometric and Biochemical Changes During Pregnancy in Asian and European Mothers Having Light for Gestational Age Babies

Effects of Reduced Food Intake on Reproduction in Mice

Quantitative aspects of structural changes in chorioallantoic placenta of the rat during its development

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