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dc.contributor.authorCastelli, Laura
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-05T17:16:32Z
dc.date.available2014-09-05T17:16:32Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-05
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/5676
dc.description.abstractHigh fat diet (HFD) consumption in rodents alters body composition and weakens bones. Whether female offspring of mothers consuming a HFD are similarly affected at weaning and early adulthood is unclear. This research determined whether maternal HFD contributes to long-lasting alterations in body composition and bone health of female offspring. Rats were fed control or HFD for 10 weeks prior to and throughout pregnancy and lactation. Female offspring were studied at weaning or 3 months of age (consumed control diet). Main findings in female offspring: maternal HFD decreased lean mass, increased fat mass and femoral BMD at weaning, but not at 3 months; weanling femoral lipid composition reflected maternal diet, persisting to 3 months of age (decreased total and n6 polyunsaturates, increased saturates); and no differences in femoral strength at 3 months. In summary, 3 month old female offspring have similar body composition and bone health regardless of maternal diet.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectbody compositionen_US
dc.subjectboneen_US
dc.subjectfemale offspringen_US
dc.subjecthigh fat dieten_US
dc.subjectnutritional programmingen_US
dc.titleMaternal High Fat Feeding: Impact of Female Offspring Body Composition and Bone Healthen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.Sc. Applied Health Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentApplied Health Sciences Programen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Applied Health Sciencesen_US
dc.embargo.termsNoneen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-04T03:03:05Z


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