This volume provides a comprehensive overview on developmental origins of health and disease regarding various factors related to the origins of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) from early life. It offers a summary of the impacts of various factors such as epigenetics; gene-environment interaction; ethnic predisposition to NCDs and their risk factors; prenatal factors; fetal programming; maternal weight status and weight gain during pregnancy; type of feeding during infancy; growth pattern during childhood; obesity; stunting; socioeconomic status; dietary and physical activity habits; as well as environmental factors including air pollution and global climate change on the development and progress of NCDs.

Preface

Life-cycle approach for prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Early origins of health and disease in development of NCDs
Epigenetic and NCDs
The role of environmental disruptor chemicals in development of NCDs
Early life nutrition and NCDs
Prevention and control of childhood obesity: the backbone in prevention of NCDs
Index.