Maternal diet and gut microbiota influence predisposition to cardiovascular disease in the offspring
H. A. Jama, M. I. Dona, E. Dinakis, M. Nakai, M. R. Paterson, W. Shihata, C. Krstevski, C. D. Cohen, K. Weeks, G. E. Farrugia, C. Johnson, E. Salimova, D. Donner, H. Kiriazis, H. Kaipananickal, , F. Z. Marques
The paper shows that maternal fibre intake during pregnancy influences offspring cardiovascular health by shaping the gut microbiome and inducing epigenetic changes in the offspring's heart.
bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2022Microbiology