The effect of maternal exposure to alcohol and nicotine on pancreas and kidney size, aorta and carotid intima thickness and visceral fat in their children.

Description

Doctor Scientiae / In utero exposure to teratogens, increasing urbanization, rapid nutritional transition from poverty to affluence, adoption of a Western-style diet and physical inactivity have contributed to the growing obesity epidemic in the low-income countries. To investigate the associations between in utero exposure to alcohol and nicotine on the growth and development of children aged five years from a low-income setting. These effects will be observed in children aged five years as a reduced pancreas and kidney size, higher aorta and carotid intima thickness as well as higher visceral abdominal adiposity measurements.

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1. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7849

Tags

Alcohol and nicotine

Utero exposure

Low-income setting

Children aged five years

Visceral fat

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/7849
Date	January 2019
Creators	De Smidt, Juléy Janice Abigail
Contributors	Oelofse, A, Odendaal, H.J
Publisher	University of Western Cape
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Rights	University of Western Cape