The developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis states that

A. optimal development during pregnancy leads to increased risk of chronic diseases later in life.
B. diseases that develop in the fetus will persist for the remainder of the baby's life.
C. diseases that develop in the fetus predispose the mother to developing chronic diseases later in life.
D. low-birth-weight infants may be predisposed to developing chronic diseases later in life.


D

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