This volume provides a comprehensive overview on developmental origins of health and disease regarding various factors related to the origins of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) from early life. It offers a summary of the impacts of various factors such as epigenetics; gene-environment interaction; ethnic predisposition to NCDs and their risk factors; prenatal factors; fetal programming; maternal weight status and weight gain during pregnancy; type of feeding during infancy; growth pattern during childhood; obesity; stunting; socioeconomic status; dietary and physical activity habits; as well as environmental factors including air pollution and global climate change on the development and progress of NCDs.

Provides preventive strategies to attenuate the development of non- communicable diseases (NCDs) Comprehensive modifications for healthy lifestyle and gene-environment interactions for primordial prevention of NCDs are discussed Provides an overview on the complex interactions of epigenetic related to the origins of NCDs

Autorentext
Roya Kelishadi is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Child Growth and Development Research Center within the Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non Communicable Disease. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.

Klappentext
This book is about primordial prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It is a comprehensive overview on developmental origins of health and disease regarding various factors related to the origins of NCDs from early life. It provides a summary of the impacts of various factors including epigenetics; gene-environment interaction; ethnic predisposition to NCDs and their risk factors; prenatal factors; fetal programming; maternal weight status; type of feeding during infancy; growth pattern during childhood; obesity; socioeconomic status; dietary and physical activity habits; as well as environmental factors for attenuating the development and progress of NCDs and their risk factors. We discuss about comprehensive interventions including modification for healthy lifestyle, regular physical activity, decrease screen time and behavioral interventions for management of childhood obesity.

The present book is especially suitable for students, faculty members, researchers, and the entire health care system.

Inhalt
Preface.- Life-cycle approach for prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).- Early origins of health and disease in development of NCDs.- Epigenetic and NCDs.- The role of environmental disruptor chemicals in development of NCDs.- Early life nutrition and NCDs.- Prevention and control of childhood obesity: the backbone in prevention of NCDs.- Index.