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Developmental plasticity and evolutionary biology.

Patrick Bateson1

  • 1Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour, University of Cambridge, Madingley, Cambridge, CB3 8AA, UK. ppgb@cam.ac.uk

The Journal of Nutrition
|March 22, 2007
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Fetal nutrition programs offspring for future environments. Mismatched conditions can lead to severe health issues, highlighting the importance of evolutionary context for public health.

Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Fetal development is influenced by maternal nutrition, predisposing offspring to specific environmental conditions.
  • Maternal nutritional status during gestation shapes offspring's adaptation to either affluent or lean environments.
  • Developmental plasticity, while common in biology, can lead to ill health in humans experiencing rapid environmental shifts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how fetal programming by maternal nutrition influences adult characteristics.
  • To contextualize the developmental origins of ill health within an evolutionary framework.
  • To underscore the public health implications of mismatched environmental predictions during fetal development.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on fetal programming and developmental plasticity.

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  • Analysis of the evolutionary basis for adaptation to different nutritional environments.
  • Examination of health outcomes in populations undergoing rapid economic and environmental changes.

    • Main Results:

    • Offspring of well-nourished mothers are adapted to affluent conditions; those of undernourished mothers are adapted to lean environments.
    • A mismatch between the predicted and actual postnatal environment can severely compromise offspring health.
    • Developmental plasticity contributes to human ill health in contexts of rapid economic transition.

    Conclusions:

    • Understanding the evolutionary context of fetal programming is crucial for comprehending the developmental origins of ill health.
    • Maternal nutritional programming has long-term health consequences for offspring based on environmental predictions.
    • These findings have significant implications for public health strategies addressing non-communicable diseases in changing environments.