PMID: 15373948Sep 18, 2004Paper

Obesity epidemic in India: intrauterine origins?

The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
Chittaranjan S Yajnik

Abstract

The epidemic of 'obesity' in India is not appreciated because BMI underestimates the adiposity of Indians. Specific adiposity measurements are necessary for recognition of the adiposity of 'thin' Indians. The origin of this adiposity is only beginning to be understood. In addition to a possible genetic predisposition, intrauterine 'programming' might be responsible, although in the 'thrifty phenotype' hypothesis the adiposity of the 'thin' fetus has not been appreciated. Dutch men who faced 'winter hunger' during the first trimester of their in utero life have become more obese as adults. Low birth weight predicts central obesity in some studies, including studies in urban children. It has also been shown that small and thin Indian newborns (weight 2.7 kg and ponderal index 2.4 kg/m3) have poor muscle and visceral mass but higher adiposity for a given weight compared with white Caucasian babies. This body composition is influenced by maternal adiposity before pregnancy and by aspects of maternal nutritional intake and circulating nutrient concentrations during pregnancy. There are no strong paternal determinants of adiposity at birth. Adiposity may be an integral part of the orchestrated adjustments made to support 'brain prese...Continue Reading

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