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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52747#.VKIMUcCAM4 Author(s)     Julie J. Kachinski 1 , Hongbin Jin 2 , Daniel C. Benyshek 1* Affiliation(s) 1 Metabolism, Anthropometry and Nutrition Laboratory, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA . 2 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA . ABSTRACT Prior research has shown adult diets rich in omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 LC-PUFAs) can improve adult metabolic health. Previous studies have also shown maternal overnutrition during pregnancy/lactation adversely affects metabolic functioning in adult offspring. The purpose of the ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52648#.VJzPOcCAM4 Author(s)    Daniel C. Benyshek 1* , Julie J. Kachinski 1 , Hongbin Jin 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Metabolism, Anthropometry and Nutrition Laboratory, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA . 2 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA . ABSTRACT Previous research has shown that prenatal diets rich in specific nutrients (e.g. taurine, omega-3 fatty acids) may provide protective cardiometabolic effects for adult offspring. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the potential of a prenatal-lactation diet rich in omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturate...