Early Nutrition and Lifestyle Factors

Asim K. Duttaroy is Professor in the Division of Clinical Nutrition at the University of Oslo, Norway. Sanjay Basak, PhD, works in the Molecular Biology Division of the National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), Hyderabad, India.

• ​1. Growth factors, microenvironment and placentation.- 2. Major nutrients and their roles on placentation.- 3. Long chain fatty acids and their effects on placentation.- 4. Folic acid, vitamin B12 and their role on early placentation.- 5. Vitamins as early nutrient for the growth and development of the fetus.- 6. Hyperglycemia and its effect on placentation.- 7. Impact of maternal stress and smoking on placentation.- 8. Effects of maternal obesity and cytokines on placentation.- 9. Regulation of placentation by lifestyle and environmental factors.- 10. Epigenetics and placental development.- 11. Expression of genes responsible for placentation.- 12. Importance of Docosahexaenoic acid on placentation processes.- 13. Sources of key nutrients for successful placentation.- 14. Placentation as a predictor of feto-placental outcome.  ​