Maternal high-fat/high-sugar diet has short-term dental effects and long-term sex-specific skeletal effects on adult offspring mice
Mohamed G. Hassan, Kyle Hatley Koester, Natalia S. Harasymowicz, Arin K. Oestreich, Kelle H. Moley, Farshid Guilak, Erica L. Scheller
This study shows that maternal high-fat/high-sugar diet affects craniofacial and dental morphology in adult offspring mice, with sex-specific and generation-persistent skeletal effects in females.
bioRxiv · Jul 6, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology