Research
Micronutrients & recovery
Maternal dietary supplementation with methyl donors (folate, choline, vitamin B12) can prevent or reverse epigenetic modifications caused by low-protein or obesogenic diets in offspring, normalizing gene expression related to metabolism.
Pregnant women should ensure adequate intake of folate, choline, and B12, either through diet or supplements, especially if their diet is restricted or high in fat. This supports proper epigenetic programming for the child.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
maternal dietary manipulations, such as LP exposure, result in aberrant changes in DNA methylation in key genes changes, which can be prevented by maternal dietary supplementation with cofactors... alterations which can be normalised to that of controls with maternal folate supplementation.
Why this rating
Strong evidence in rodent models; human data is emerging but less definitive regarding specific dosing protocols for reversal.
Source
Early Life Nutrition, Epigenetics and Programming of Later Life Disease
Mark H. Vickers · Nutrients · 2014
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