What is it about?
Pregnancy and obesity are high oxidative stress states. We are one of the first's studies to show that when there's prepregnancy obesity there's a reduction of the antioxidant gpx4 in the placenta, which delivers in high lipoperoxidation markers in the newborn.
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Why is it important?
Obesity is a public health problem worldwide. The number of pregnant women with preexisting obesity is on the rise. Prepregnancy obesity is linked to congenital anomalies and complications during the pregnancy, as well as fetal programming.
Perspectives
I hope this article gives an approach on how much obesity can intervene in pregnancy redox status, and the importance to reinforce prevention programs to try to reduce its negative effects.
Ana Karen Ballesteros Guzmán
Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua
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This page is a summary of: Prepregnancy Obesity, Maternal Dietary Intake, and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in the Fetomaternal Unit, BioMed Research International, June 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation,
DOI: 10.1155/2019/5070453.
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