Perinatal programming effects on feeding behavior

Authors

  • Ana Patricia Zepeda Salvador Instituto de Investigaciones en Comportamiento Alimentario y Nutrición, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2909-8649
  • Ana Cristina Espinoza Gallardo Instituto de Investigaciones en Comportamiento Alimentario y Nutrición, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0882-0914
  • Dalila Betsabee Meza Rodríguez Instituto de Investigaciones en Comportamiento Alimentario y Nutrición, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0683-0067
  • Yadira Vianet Martínez Vázquez Instituto de Investigaciones en Comportamiento Alimentario y Nutrición, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1311-7836
  • Aida Gabriela Anaya Flores Instituto de Investigaciones en Comportamiento Alimentario y Nutrición, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0761-3506
  • Sofía Castro Botero Instituto de Investigaciones en Comportamiento Alimentario y Nutrición, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Fernando Chávez Corona Instituto de Investigaciones en Comportamiento Alimentario y Nutrición, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1836-319X
  • Jorge Adalberto Ramos López Instituto de Investigaciones en Comportamiento Alimentario y Nutrición, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Berenice Sánchez Caballero Instituto de Investigaciones en Comportamiento Alimentario y Nutrición, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Alma Gabriela Martínez Moreno Instituto de Investigaciones en Comportamiento Alimentario y Nutrición, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7495-1007

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/jbf.v4i8.67

Keywords:

feeding behavior, hyperphagia, diet, obesity, perinatal programming

Abstract

To address the growing prevalence of obesity and its associated metabolic consequences, it is essential to understand the evolutionary origins of health and disease. Current evidence attributes the rise in obesity to environmental factors, such as the Western diet and unhealthy lifestyles. However, this review argues that adverse conditions during early developmental stages significantly influence adult health outcomes. It has been proposed that an adverse perinatal environment triggers adaptive physiological changes that ensure fetal survival but simultaneously increase the long-term risk of chronic diseases. In addition to structural and functional alterations in the organism, changes in feeding behavior have been identified and linked to the presence of chronic non-communicable diseases. This narrative review aims to present the last half century’s worth of evidence regarding the impact of in-utero environmental changes on eating behavior within the framework of perinatal programming theory.

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2025-01-30

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Zepeda Salvador, Ana Patricia, Ana Cristina Espinoza Gallardo, Dalila Betsabee Meza Rodríguez, Yadira Vianet Martínez Vázquez, Aida Gabriela Anaya Flores, Sofía Castro Botero, Fernando Chávez Corona, Jorge Adalberto Ramos López, Berenice Sánchez Caballero, and Alma Gabriela Martínez Moreno. 2025. “Perinatal Programming Effects on Feeding Behavior”. Journal of Behavior and Feeding 4 (8):28-33. https://doi.org/10.32870/jbf.v4i8.67.

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