ArticleJournal of osteoporosis2013
High Folic Acid Intake during Pregnancy Lowers Body Weight and Reduces Femoral Area and Strength in Female Rat Offspring.
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- Maternal folate status and obesity/insulin resistance in the offspring: a systematic review.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2016Pooled it
- Distinct Gut Microbiota Signatures Characterize Glucoregulatory Effects of Prenatal Choline and Betaine in Wistar Rat Offspring.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Prenatal Intake of High Multivitamins or Folic Acid With or Without Choline Contributes to Gut Microbiota-Associated Dysregulation of Serotonin in Offspring.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2025Article
- Role of vitamins beyond vitamin DInternational journal of molecular medicine · 2024Review
- Associations between maternal folate status and choline intake during pregnancy and neurodevelopment at 3-4 years of age in the Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) study.Journal of developmental origins of health and disease · 2023Article
- Modification of the serotonergic systems and phenotypes by gestational micronutrients.The Journal of endocrinology · 2023Article
- Prenatal Folate and Choline Levels and Brain and Cognitive Development in Children: A Critical Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2022Review
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- Maternal Methyl-Donor Micronutrient Supplementation During Pregnancy Promotes Skeletal Muscle Differentiation and Maturity in Newborn and Weaning Pigs.Frontiers in nutrition · 2020Article
- Sex-Specific Muscular Maturation Responses Following Prenatal Exposure to Methylation-Related Micronutrients in Pigs.Nutrients · 2017Article
- Maternal high folic acid supplement promotes glucose intolerance and insulin resistance in male mouse offspring fed a high-fat diet.International journal of molecular sciences · 2014Article
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Abstract
Rats fed gestational diets high in multivitamin or folate produce offspring of altered phenotypes. We hypothesized that female rat offspring born to dams fed a gestational diet high in folic acid (HFol) have compromised bone health and that feeding the offspring the same HFol diet attenuates these effects. Pregnant rats were fed diets with either recommended folic acid (RFol) or 10-fold higher folic acid (HFol) amounts. Female offspring were weaned to either the RFol or HFol diet for 17 weeks. HFol maternal diet resulted in lower offspring body weights (6%, P = 0.03) and, after adjusting for body weight and femoral length, smaller femoral area (2%, P = 0.03), compared to control diet. After adjustments, HFol pup diet resulted in lower mineral content (7%, P = 0.01) and density (4%, P = 0.002) of lumbar vertebra 4 without differences in strength. An interaction between folate content of the dam and pup diets revealed that a mismatch resulted in lower femoral peak load strength (P = 0.01) and stiffness (P = 0.002). However, the match in folate content failed to prevent lower weight gain. In conclusion, HFol diets fed to rat dams and their offspring affect area and strength of femurs and mineral quantity but not strength of lumbar vertebrae in the offspring.
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