Dyslipidemic Pregnancies: Implications for Maternal and Offspring Health

Dyslipidemic Pregnancies: Implications for Maternal and Offspring Health

Todd C. Rideout, PhD Associate Professor Exercise and Nutrition Sciences SUNY, University at Buffalo

Monday February 28, 2022

Time: 1-2 PM

Direct link Webex: https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=mf3dfa1d4bffc89d917a642b8c0636d39

Abstract

Title: ‘Dyslipidemic Pregnancies: Implications for Maternal and Offspring Health’.

Summary: Although there is an expected increase in maternal lipids during pregnancy to support optimal fetal growth, an excessive, non-physiologic rise in maternal lipids during gestation may have adverse implications for both maternal and offspring health. This presentation will explore the state of the science regarding maternal dyslipidemia, with an emphasis on the mechanisms through which excessive early-life cholesterol exposure may program metabolic disease risk in later-life.