Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. Maternal obesity at the time of conception increases the risk for birth defects, increased birthweight, childhood overweight and obesity, and early mortality in adulthood.

2. Metabolic programming is the same as fetal programming.

3. Maternal nutrition, exposure to environmental toxins, drugs, stress during specific times of development can lead to functional tissue changes, and ultimately predispose an individual to disease later in life.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE

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