EPIGENETIC FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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29 March 2026
Available Online
15 March 2019
Abstract
EPIGENETICS IS A NATURAL AND PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR PHENOTYPIC CHANGES OCCURRING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. WE WANT TO DOCUMENT HOW NUTRITION, ONE OF THE PRIMARY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT INTERACT WITH INDIVIDUALS, CAN INFLUENCE EPIGENETIC CHANGES WITH CONSEQUENCES RESULTING IN HEALTH DEVELOPMENT. THE STUDY CONDUCTED IN THE PEDIATRIC CLINIC OVER A YEAR DEMONSTRATED A DIRECT INFLUENCE ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF THE NEWBORN ACCORDING TO CERTAIN QUANTIFIABLE PARAMETERS (MOTHER'S NUTRITIONAL STATE, MOTHER'S STRESS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MULTIPARITY, MATERNAL ANEMIA, ETC.). A START IN LIFE WITH A WEIGHT BELOW THE PERCENTILE AGE LIMIT OR INSUFFICIENT MINERAL DEPOSITS PREDISPOSES CHILDREN TO EARLY ILLNESS (DYSTROPHY, ANEMIA). THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION IS CRUCIAL, WITH LONG-LASTING REPERCUSSIONS, AS THE PREREQUISITES FOR PROPER NUTRITION OF THE GENITORS MAKE THEIR MARK ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH. PROPHYLAXIS OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND ENSURING PROPER NUTRITION DURING PREGNANCY ELIMINATES A LARGE PART OF THE NUTRITI ONAL RISKS OF THE NEWBORN AND INFANT.
Keywords
EPIGENETICS
NUTRITION
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