Masahiro Tsuji

Oct 2, 2023 | mdpi.com | Masahiro Tsuji |Nao Tanaka |Yoshiaki Sato |Hitomi Koike

1. IntroductionEpidemiological studies have shown that the intrauterine environment is crucial for the future health of each individual, i.e., a concept of DOHaD (developmental origins of health and disease) [1]. Such influence has been particularly shown for cardiovascular diseases, obesity, type 2 diabetes, renal diseases, metabolic syndrome, and sarcopenia [1,2,3].