Nutrition In The Womb By David Barker M.D

How better nutrition during development will prevent heart disease, diabetes and stroke.

New research has shown that malnutrition in the womb permanently changes the structure and function of the body. It leads to heart disease, diabetes and stroke in later life.

Coronary heart disease was rare one hundred years ago. Now it is the most common cause of death in the world. Diet, smoking, lifestyles are blamed; but still we do not know why one person gets heart disease while another does not.

New research has shown that malnutrition in the womb permanently changes the structure and function of the body. It makes people vulnerable to heart disease, diabetes and stroke in later life. This book explains why people whose birthweights were towards the lower end of the normal range have less healthy lives; and describes what can be done to protect their health.

A mother’s capacity to nourish her baby is built up by good nutrition throughout her life. The health of the next generation depends on the nutrition of girls and young women today. Good paths of growth and development are the greatest gift society can give to the next generation. This book sets out how this can be achieved.