Transcript Early Life in the Womb Overheads Lifespan

Early Life in the Womb
Overheads Lifespan
Carolyn R. Fallahi, Ph. D.
Startling new research
Diseases, e.g.
Diabetes
Obesity
Cardiovascular disease
Breast cancer
Roots before birth!
Conditions in the womb
Conditions during gestation
Hormones
How well the placenta delivers nutrients
to limbs and organs
Dr. Peter Nathanaieslz - Cornell
Other conditions
How our liver,
Heart,
And brains will function
Not just all the pizza
Unhealthy living not the only culprit
This is a new area in public health
Gestation problems
Alcohol consumption
Compounds that poison baby
This is called fetal programming
What are some more examples?
The role of estrogen
The role of stress – cortisol
Undernutrition
Cholesterol
Cancer
Heart disease