Maternal high-fat, high-sucrose diet-induced excess adiposity is linked to placental hypoxia and disruption of fetoplacental immune homeostasis in late gestation
Christian J. Bellissimo, Tatiane Aparecida Ribeiro, Erica Yeo, Patrycja A. Jazwiec, Howard Luo, Jaskiran Bains, Katherine M Kennedy, Dawn M. E. Bowdish, Deborah Magdalena Sloboda
This study shows that maternal high-fat, high-sucrose diet leads to placental hypoxia and immune disruption in late gestation without significant fetal growth issues.
Biology of Reproduction · Jul 3, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology