Obesity

Autor(en)
Marlene Remely, Ana Laura de la Garza, Ulrich Magnet, Eva Aumueller, Alexander G Haslberger
Abstrakt

Genetic and environmental factors, especially nutrition and lifestyle, have been discussed in the literature for their relevance to epidemic obesity. Gene-environment interactions may need to be understood for an improved understanding of the causes of obesity, and epigenetic mechanisms are of special importance. Consequences of epigenetic mechanisms seem to be particularly important during certain periods of life: prenatal, postnatal and intergenerational, transgenerational inheritance are discussed with relevance to obesity. This review focuses on nutrients, diet and habits influencing intergenerational, transgenerational, prenatal and postnatal epigenetics; on evidence of epigenetic modifiers in adulthood; and on animal models for the study of obesity.

Organisation(en)
Department für Ernährungswissenschaften
Externe Organisation(en)
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Journal
Biomolecular concepts
Band
6
Seiten
163-175
Anzahl der Seiten
13
ISSN
1868-5021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/bmc-2015-0009
Publikationsdatum
06-2015
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
303009 Ernährungswissenschaften
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 3 – Gesundheit und Wohlergehen
Link zum Portal
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/obesity(97ddeb92-5bcf-4944-ad52-b5a87c9b3e2d).html