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Iron-deficient maternal diet causes lasting changes in mouse offspring

Original: Experiment with mice found that an iron deficient diet before and during pregnancy resulted in lasting changes in the of

An experiment with mice found that an iron deficient diet before and during pregnancy produced lasting changes in the offspring that were not reversed by an adequate diet afterwards. The changes included altered levels of iron and other divalent metals in the brain, along with altered gene expression, suggesting prenatal nutrition can have permanent effects on development.

Why now: The finding that the effects could not be reversed by later adequate nutrition highlights how critical maternal iron status is during pregnancy.

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• Experiment with mice found that an iron deficient diet before and during pregnancy resulted in lasting changes in the offspring that were not reversed by an adequate diet. These included alterations in iron and other divalent metals in the brain and altered gene expression in… · rdnielsen@floss.social · 3

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